Australian Probe of Possible Interference Fueled Tensions With China

SYDNEY—In a dawn raid in June, federal police searched the home of an Australian condition opposition lawmaker in Sydney. That exact same day, in relationship with the exact same investigation, authorities seized the computers and phones of four journalists performing for Chinese news businesses.

China unveiled particulars of the raids on its journalists previous week after Australia pulled two of its journalists out of China, shedding more gentle on the mounting tensions amongst Australia and China that led up to the diplomatic standoff about the…