Tougher foreign interference laws ready

The federal government is expected to introduce legislation to crack down on foreign interference in Australian democratic institutions.

Attorney-General George Brandis in the Senate Question Time.

Australian Attorney-General George Brandis has prepared foreign interference legislation. Source: AAP

Foreign donations to political parties and laws targeting spies and foreign interference in Australia's democratic institutions will be part of new counter-intelligence legislation expected to be introduced to parliament his week.

"The legislation will strengthen and modernise a range of offences including espionage, sabotage and treason," Attorney-General George Brandis told Fairfax on Monday.

"It will also introduce - for the first time - a range of offences criminalising acts of foreign interference."


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