Australian officials warned in 2021 about possible recruitment of ex-ADF members by Chinese military
by Daniel Hurst Foreign affairs and defence correspon from World news | The Guardian on (#67W90)
Unclear what action, if any, then defence minister Peter Dutton took at the time
Australian government officials were first warned a year and a half ago about alleged attempts to recruit former defence force personnel to train the Chinese military, the defence department has revealed.
But it is unclear what action, if any, the then defence minister, Peter Dutton, took at the time. The current defence minister, Richard Marles, appeared to have been spurred into action when the issue hit the media about two months ago.
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