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MPs representing every major opposition party are getting frustrated with the slow response from the federal government in ...

Canadians who have fled China for a new life say they have been coerced into spying on high-profile activists by the Chinese Communist Party — with their family used as collateral.

The much-anticipated TikTok ban was officially announced by attorney-general Mark Dreyfus but also raises many questions.

"There is no evidence to suggest that TikTok is in any way a security risk to Australians and should not be treated differently to other social media platforms," TikTok's Australia and New Zealand General Manager Lee Hunter said in a statement. AUSTRALIA-CHINA TIES In 2018, Australia banned China's Huawei from providing equipment during the rollout of 5G network in the country, riling its largest trading partner.

The move underscores growing worries that China's government could use the Beijing-based company to harvest users' data to advance its political agenda.

TikTok said it was extremely disappointed by Australia's decision, calling it "driven by politics, not by fact".

Dreyfus confirmed the federal government had recently received a "Review into Foreign Interference through Social Media Applications" report and that its recommendations remained under consideration. TRADE TALKS 'GOING WELL' The ban comes on the day Australian and Chinese officials held talks in Beijing in a bid to normalise trade as the World Trade Organization prepares to release findings into an Australian complaint on barley tariffs. "Things are going well, but of co...

The Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Global News found 52 per cent of those surveyed think the probes, and the appointment of a special rapporteur to oversee them, are genuine.

The Australian government said on Tuesday it will remove TikTok from all federal government-owned devices over security concerns, becoming the latest U.S. allied country to initiate action against the Chinese-owned video app. The move underscores growing worries that China's government could&#x...

A form for the Chinese Family Service of Greater Montreal — a group under investigation by the RCMP — is raising more questions about ties to Beijing.