View from The Hill: ASIO investigating allegation China wanted a horse in the democratic race
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
ASIO boss Mike Burgess is known to be more open in his approach than many in the world of spooks. Even so, it was startling when late Sunday night he tweeted a pointer to his statement that ASIO is investigating a claim China had tried to put a plant in the federal parliament.
The Burgess statement is immediately important for two reasons.
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