Australian MPs demand action on ‘sustained foreign intimidation’

Refreshed guidelines allow universities to choose which academics face scrutiny of their overseas affiliations

16 November

MPs tell Australian government to consult more on onerous aspects of its ‘critical infrastructure’ power push

29 September

Security committee chairman does not want to cultivate a culture of ‘learned helplessness’ where universities defer judgement to the government

13 April

Internal vetting found nothing wrong with rejected research projects, vice-chancellors tell parliament’s security committee

19 March

Penalties for student snitches and curbs on Confucius Institutes and Thousand Talents Programme among dozens of recommendations from security committee