Australia looks to restrict defense tech access by foreigners

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, left, stands with AUKUS partners U.S. President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak during a March meeting in California. © Reuters

KENYA AKAMA, Nikkei staff writer

SYDNEY -- Legislation introduced in Australia's parliament on Thursday would tighten restrictions on military technology shared with foreign nationals.

The bill would make it a criminal offense to share defense technology, as well as relevant data, with many foreign nationals residing in Australia. It likely will apply to researchers and company employees who are foreigners.

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