Brandis mulls new laws to crack down on Chinese spies

By James Massola, Nick McKenzie, Richard Baker
Updated September 22 2017 - 10:52am, first published 8:00am
Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr arrives to the State Funeral for The Honourable John Richard Johnson at St Mary's Cathedral on August 18, 2017 in Sydney, Australia.  (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)
Former Foreign Minister Bob Carr arrives to the State Funeral for The Honourable John Richard Johnson at St Mary's Cathedral on August 18, 2017 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Daniel Munoz/Fairfax Media)

Attorney General George Brandis is planning a once-in-a-generation shake-up of the legal framework governing who can lawfully influence Australian politicians, amid fears of clandestine Chinese Communist Party influence over politics in this country.

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