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About the author
Natasha Kassam
Natasha Kassam was Director of the Lowy Institute's Public Opinion and Foreign Policy Program from 2019 to 2022, directing the annual Lowy Institute Poll and researching China’s politics, Taiwan, and Australia-China relations.
Eight in ten are concerned about China’s influence on Australia’s political processes
Underlining the finding that more Australians perceive foreign interference as a critical threat to the nation’s vital interests, there has been a significant jump in the number of Australians concerned about influence from China. In a November 2020 survey, eight in ten Australians (82%) said they were concerned about China’s influence on Australia’s political processes, a 19-point increase from 2018. The majority of Australians (61%) also expressed concern about the United States’ influence on Australia’s political processes, steady from 2018.
