Oz probes suspected Chinese spy at top science centre

Australia is investigating a suspected espionage case at the country’s top scientific organization, with a Chinese national being probed for allegedly accessing sensitive data, Fairfax Media reported on Wednesday. The case may further test relations with China after the Australian foreign minister called in the Chinese ambassador to Canberra last week to ask for an explanation for a new air defence zone unilaterally set up by China in disputed international waters. Australian federal police and security agencies are investigating a Chinese national, who until last week worked at the Commonwealth Science and Industrial Research Organization, Fairfax reported. ‘CSIRO became aware of a matter involving an employee suspected of unauthorised use of CSIRO computers,’ the organization’s spokesman said.