Original article by Ben Packham, Elizabeth Pike
The Australian – Page: 1 & 4 : 29-Apr-26

Special Minister of State Don Farrell has added Chinese-made electric vehicles to the list of taxpayer-funded cars that are available to federal MPs and senators for their private use. The revised list includes six vehicles made by BYD and one made by MG; the Toyota Prado and four utes are the only internal conbusion engine cars among the 22 on the list of approved vehicles. ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has previously raised concerns about the potential security concerns associated with Chinese-made vehicles, warning that conversations of a classified nature should not be held in them due to the potential for eavesdropping. The US is set to to ban the installation of Chinese software in electric vehicles.

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