Former Deputy PM Calls for Action After Beijing Revealed to Be Behind ‘A Team’ Spy Ring

Former Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce has called on the federal Labor government to stand up to the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). This comes after reports that the communist regime was behind a spy network that recruited former politicians and government staff. The Sydney Morning Herald said it had independently verified that the spy unit called the “A-Team,” by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), was connected to a division of the Chinese Ministry of State Security (MSS) tasked with infiltrating the Australian government. Through checking court records and briefings, the media outlet revealed that ASIO uncovered MSS’ infiltration of Labor and Coalition parties via interference operations since 2019....