Gladys Liu, a newly minted member of the government’s backbench, reignited debate about what should be considered a risk of interference after revelations of her connections to Chinese Communist Party associations. The elaborate web of Chinese interference in Australia is gradually being illuminated.

This week on Please Explain Nine political editor Chris Uhlmann, chief political correspondent of the Sydney Morning Herald and The Age David Crowe and our deputy bureau chief Stephanie Peatling join me to dissect all things Gladys Liu and preview Scott Morrison’s imminent trip to the Whitehouse.

Illustration: Andrew Dyson

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