Labor counters Chinese threats to sea cables, as it creates hacking ‘human firewall’
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Source: The Age
Published: 2026-06-11 04:45 UTC+10:00
Section: Politics / Federal
Factuality Score: 90
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Politics, Asia, Australia, China, Labour & Workers, Asia Pacific
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The threat of China severing sea cables to cut Australia’s internet access has pushed Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to launch a security assessment into seabed security, as Labor boosts training among office workers to avoid a catastrophic hacking incident.
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