Desperate to restore its tattered reputation after being branded a “security threat”, Huawei has offered the Australian government unrestricted access to its hardware and source code, months after it was banned from supplying telecommunications equipment for the country’s broadband network.

Australian authorities blocked Huawei from bidding on any of its contracts earlier this year, saying that it had a responsibility to protect the network’s integrity.

Now, Huawei is taking steps to dispel what it calls “misinformation and myths”, according to Reuters.

John Lord, Chairman of Huawei Australia, admitted that the company had done a “poor job of communicating itself”, saying that it needs to be more open. To do so, Lord plans to give Australia “complete and unrestricted access” to its software source code and hardware.

Lord went further and proposed that Australia establish a Cybersecurity Evaluation Center, which would be responsible for assessing equipment and source code for the security risk it poses, reports ZDNet.

Huawei has taken similar steps before, opening up a similar center in the UK that allows security services to examine its hardware for security vulnerabilities and threats that it may pose.

Despite facing criticism in Australia and the US, it seems that the Chinese firm has found itself a powerful ally in the UK. Huawei’s CEO Ren Zhengfei recently met with British Prime Minister David Cameron at Downing Street, where he promised to inject more than $2billion into the UK’s economy in research and development projects over five years.

Clearly, Huawei is hoping it can leverage this relationship to win back confidence in its brand, which was shattered following a damning report by a US congressional panel earlier this month.

Lord was keen to stress that security fears were an international problem, not just a Chinese problem.

“No single country, agency, vendor, or telco has all the answers to solving cyber security issues,” said Lord.

“It requires a collaborative approach by all to ensure we can create the most secure telecommunications environment possible.”

It remains to be seen if the Australian government will respond to Huawei’s offer, or if the damage that has already been done will prove to be irreparable.