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Sarah Kendall, PhD Candidate in Law, The University of Queensland

Amid warnings of 'spy hives', why isn't Australia using its tough counter-espionage laws more?

Australia is facing an unprecedented threat of espionage and foreign interference. According to ASIO chief Mike Burgess in his annual threat assessment this week,

More Australians are being targeted for espionage and foreign interference than at any time in Australia’s history.

To drive home just how serious the threat is, Burgess also said ASIO had identified a “hive of spies” seeking to steal sensitive information in the past year. This major spy network was disrupted and the spies involved were removed from the country.

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