Australian Liberal MP Sarah Henderson has called for all virus research with foreign nationals to be stopped until a safety and national security review is done.
The call from a member of the government follows claims by Sydney's Daily Telegraph that the CSIRO's bio-containment facility at Geelong in Victoria, has been engaging in research, jointly funded by the Australian and Chinese governments, in conjunction with the Wuhan Institute of Virology.
The Scientific research organisation has issued a statement denying any such research exists.
Arthur Stevens reports from Melbourne
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