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A student’s visa has been cancelled for links to ‘weapons of mass destruction’. What’s going on with Australian research security?

  • Written by: Brendan Walker-Munro, Senior Lecturer (Law), Southern Cross University
A student’s visa has been cancelled for links to ‘weapons of mass destruction’. What’s going on with Australian research security?Drones are an example of the 'dual-use technologies' that can fall foul of research security concerns.Goh Rhy Yan / Unsplash

Over the weekend, Queensland University of Technology PhD student Xiaolong Zhu became national news – and not for a good reason. Zhu is a Chinese citizen, and his visa to study in Australia has been denied on the grounds...

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