The Coalition is pressing the federal government to hit China with sanctions after Australia joined with the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand to accuse Beijing of orchestrating a sweeping campaign of cyber espionage.
The Coalition wants the federal government to slap sanctions on China after Beijing was accused of cyber espionage in the US and UK.
The UK and the US have already unveiled sanctions on state-backed hackers they accuse of being behind "malicious" cyber attacks which hit Britain's electoral commission and British MPs critical of China, as well as a host of companies, individuals and politicians in the US. "Fortunately, in this instance, the National Cyber Security Centre worked with the impacted organisations to contain the activity and remove the actor shortly after they were able to access the network," she said.
Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil issued a joint statement first thing on Tuesday morning backing statements holding China responsible."The persistent targeting of democratic institutions and processes has implications for democratic and open societies like Australia. This behaviour is unacceptable and must stop," they said.
"It is especially malign behaviour to attack members of parliament and electoral systems … it is not the behaviour of a friend," he said.
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