A torrid day ends a bruising week in federal parliament

An extraordinary claim of attempted foreign influence on the next federal election has been unmasked. It has been revealed that Australia's spy agency has discovered a plot by China's government to fund Labor candidates in the upcoming federal election. ASIO says the election has not been interfered with and Labor Leader Anthony Albanese says ASIO head Mike Burgess has assured him no candidates have been compromised.

Kiongozi wa Upinzani Anthony Albanese (kushoto) amsikiza Waziri Mkuu Scott Morrison bungeni. Source: AAP