Let’s all pretend it’s not China

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Let’s all pretend it’s not China:

Federal police are ramping up the fight against foreign interference operations in Australia’s multicultural communities, amid concerns the problem is both under-reported and widespread.

In a campaign that will launch on Monday, the federal police’s community liaison teams, which have previously worked on counter-terrorism campaigns, will meet community and faith leaders to raise awareness about the problem and urge people to report suspected foreign interference to police or community leaders.

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About the author
David Llewellyn-Smith is Chief Strategist at the MB Fund and MB Super. David is the founding publisher and editor of MacroBusiness and was the founding publisher and global economy editor of The Diplomat, the Asia Pacific’s leading geo-politics and economics portal. He is also a former gold trader and economic commentator at The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, the ABC and Business Spectator. He is the co-author of The Great Crash of 2008 with Ross Garnaut and was the editor of the second Garnaut Climate Change Review.