It also means that the public cannot be on the lookout for similar behaviours.” “But in the case of visa decisions, there is no public discussion and the public is not aware of the evidence presented. “One reason that the Australian government may decide to proceed with a visa rather than legislative approach is that it may have less effect on the bilateral relationship. “One thing we need to bear in mind is that compared to public prosecution under the foreign interference legislation, there's not much public information about these visa decisions,” she said. Yun Jiang, the managing editor of the Australian National University (ANU)'s China Story blog and a former Treasury official, said the government was increasingly relying on visa and immigration decisions to counter foreign interference. Mr Liu's court battle comes after the government revoked the visas of two Chinese academics on national security grounds last year, provoking a storm of criticism from the Chinese government.
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The court documents in Mr Liu's case against the Immigration Minister and ASIO do not provide further details of his alleged acts of foreign interference or specify whether the allegations relate to his relationships with Australian politicians.ĪSIO's findings will be tested in a one-day trial later this year.
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Haha Liu shows off cosmetic products autographed by former prime minister John Howard, left, and Assistant Treasurer Michael Sukkar at Liberal Party fundraising events.(ABC News: Supplied) “Mr Morrison has failed to hold his MPs to account but it's now obvious he can't just brush this one under the carpet.” “Gladys Liu and Michael Sukkar need to explain what their links are to Haha Liu. “The real question is how long has Mr Morrison known that a donor to his party and a man connected to Gladys Liu and to Michael Sukkar has been identified by ASIO as an agent of foreign interference?” he asked. The ABC has also uncovered new WeChat messages which show Mr Liu and his neighbourhood watch organisation worked closely with Chinese diplomats in Sydney and Melbourne and hoped for funding from a Chinese foreign influence agency.įederal Opposition legal affairs spokesman Mark Dreyfus, a member of Parliament's intelligence and security committee, called on Prime Minister Scott Morrison to come clean on the Liberal Party's ties to Mr Liu, in response to ASIO's “deeply disturbing” findings. He claims an official translator made “material errors” in an ASIO Security Assessment Interview conducted two days after his visa was revoked.
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Haha Liu signs the letter of intent between AEAAI and the Chinese consulate in Melbourne in 2017.(ABC News: Supplied)