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The threat of sabotage from China is growing. That’s not an excuse to erode Australians’ freedoms

  • Written by: Ihsan Yilmaz, Deputy Directory (Research Development), Deakin Institute for Citizenship and Globalisation & Research Professor of Political Science and International Relations, Deakin University
The threat of sabotage from China is growing. That’s not an excuse to erode Australians’ freedomsJakub Porzycki/NurPhoto via Getty Images

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