Surveillance equipment made by companies linked to China’s communist regime has been found at Australia’s national broadcaster and is being dismantled, an internal audit has confirmed.
Cameras made by Hikvision and Dahua were found to have been installed at Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)’s headquarters in Ultimo, Sydney and two other locations.
An ABC spokesman said that work was underway to remove the cameras but would not confirm how many had been installed.
The public broadcaster’s headquarters is home to some high-profile news programs, such as 7:30, Q&A, ABC Radio National, and the investigative news program Four Corners….