Foreign inference ruled out in WeChat saga – Daily Liberal

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Home Affairs officials have assured Labor there's no evidence to support claims Scott Morrison's WeChat account was hacked or the target of foreign interference. Opposition home affairs spokeswoman Kristina Keneally sought a departmental briefing over the prime minister's account since he lost access to it. The senator told colleagues during Monday's Labor caucus the department assured her there was no evidence of foreign interference or hacking of the account rebranded as "Australian Chinese new life". Senator Keneally asked the department if it planned to provide further advice to politicians about being cautious on the Chinese social media platform. The department said it did not intend to provide further advice to MPs. The operator of WeChat, Tencent, last month said an ownership dispute, and not hacking or third-party intrusion, was behind Mr Morrison's loss of access. Liberal senator James Paterson, who chairs parliament's intelligence and security committee, at the time said the action had been sanctioned by the Chinese government and amounted to foreign interference. Australian Associated Press

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Home Affairs officials have assured Labor there's no evidence to support claims Scott Morrison's WeChat account was hacked or the target of foreign interference.

Opposition home affairs spokeswoman Kristina Keneally sought a departmental briefing over the prime minister's account since he lost access to it.

The senator told colleagues during Monday's Labor caucus the department assured her there was no evidence of foreign interference or hacking of the account rebranded as "Australian Chinese new life".

Senator Keneally asked the department if it planned to provide further advice to politicians about being cautious on the Chinese social media platform.

The department said it did not intend to provide further advice to MPs.

The operator of WeChat, Tencent, last month said an ownership dispute, and not hacking or third-party intrusion, was behind Mr Morrison's loss of access.

Liberal senator James Paterson, who chairs parliament's intelligence and security committee, at the time said the action had been sanctioned by the Chinese government and amounted to foreign interference.

Australian Associated Press

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