Last year, Australia passed a bill to ban foreign political donations after revelations of Huang's connections to a politician from the major opposition party, Labor. Monday's report comes as Australia gears up for a federal election expected in May, with opinion polls suggesting the Liberal-led coalition government will be defeated. Election issueIn the wake of the earlier revelations about Huang, Australia last year passed legislation banning foreigners from donating to political campaigns, and stopping foreign powers from interfering in policy-making. Even so, neither party is eager to make the latest allegations a hot election topic. He said the political agenda during an election tended to be set by the two major parties, and neither would gain from discussing Chinese political influence.

Source: CNN April 10, 2019 05:03 UTC