University rejects Porter's push to list on new foreign influence register

University of Technology Sydney has no plans to place its Australia-China institute on register

The University of Technology Sydney has contested the federal government’s claims that its Australia-China institute should be listed on a register of foreign influence agents.

Australia’s new foreign influence register, designed to publicly track the role of foreign agents, initially revealed only nine separate entities or individuals when the grace period for registrations ended on Sunday. The register was part of a suite of reforms designed to combat foreign meddling in Australia’s democracy.

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