News report: Australian leader’s WeChat account taken over

A newspaper has reported Morrison’s account on Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat has been taken over and renamed. The change was made without the government’s knowledge. — AP

CANBERRA, Australia: Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s account on Chinese-owned social media platform WeChat was taken over and renamed, and a lawmaker on Monday accused China’s leaders of political interference.

Morrison’s 76,000 WeChat followers were notified his page had been renamed “Australian Chinese new life” earlier this month and his photograph had been removed, Sydney’s The Daily Telegraph newspaper reported. The changes were made without the government’s knowledge, the report said.