Immigration Minister Alan Tudge will use his speech to the National Press Club today to accuse unspecified foreign governments of harassing or exploiting immigrant communities in Australia.
Foreign governments are meddling in multicultural communities, harassing and exploiting "proud Australians" to further their own causes, according to Australia's Immigration Minister.He will accuse foreign governments of harassing multicultural communities in AustraliaAlan Tudge will use his speech to the National Press Club today to raise his concern about the reach of foreign governments in Australia.
the Chinese Government has been trying to consolidate its political influence in the Chinese-Australian community. It is not just China, with officials also monitoring political intimidation and harassment in the Cambodian-Australian community, among others. "Some who criticise their former country are silenced through threats and intimidation, including to family members back in their country of heritage," the speech reads.
"Malign information or propaganda can be spread through multicultural media, including foreign language media controlled or funded by state players," he will say.
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