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China tried to plant its candidate in Australian Federal Parliament, authorities believe

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  1. [3]
    Sahasrahla
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    Also note that the man who was approached about running for parliament as a mole, and who told authorities about the plot, was found dead in a motel room:

    Also note that the man who was approached about running for parliament as a mole, and who told authorities about the plot, was found dead in a motel room:

    Sources with knowledge of the alleged plot believe the suspected Chinese intelligence group offered a million dollars to pay for the political campaign of Liberal Party member and Melbourne luxury car dealer Bo “Nick” Zhao, 32, to run for an eastern suburbs seat... Mr Zhao disclosed the alleged approach to ASIO about a year ago, according to his associates and multiple Western security sources... In March this year, Mr Zhao was found dead in a Melbourne motel room. Local police who have prepared a brief for the coroner have been unable to conclude how he died.

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      krg
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      Real life is fuckin wild... how can we really think we ordinary folk influence things when unhinged powers are engaging in these activities regardless...

      Real life is fuckin wild... how can we really think we ordinary folk influence things when unhinged powers are engaging in these activities regardless...

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      1. tlalexander
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        Well we certainly won’t have much influence if we play their game. They’ve rigged it for themselves. How much influence can we have if we find a new way to play?

        Well we certainly won’t have much influence if we play their game. They’ve rigged it for themselves. How much influence can we have if we find a new way to play?

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