This is in the “I told you so department.”
As part of the false debate about Chinese influence in Australia (they own the place already), “our” universities are shaking in their panties, fearing that academics could get caught in the “anti-treason net”:
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/higher-education/universities-alarmed-new-treason-laws-could-target-academics/news-story/af896886be03dd1c9517536e4cd70be1
“Universities are alarmed that academics receiving foreign cash could be targeted by the new treason laws and are seeking urgent assurances from the government.
Peak group Universities Australia said the sector might even campaign to amend the legislation.
Government sources confirmed academics might have to register publicly as foreign agents if, for example, they received a scholarship where funding was given on the condition that the researcher would write a paper for the purposes of influencing Australian politics.
Further, the sources said an academic, university head or executive of an institution receiving foreign funds could be forced to register if they engaged in political lobbying, or communications activities in Australia aimed at shaping policy.”