Australian who worked for foreign spies was in parliament at the time, Asio boss says

‘If we see indications they are active again … they will be subject to our investigation’: Asio director general Mike Burgess on former politician turned spy. Photograph: Mike Bowers/The Guardian

The Asio boss, Mike Burgess, says an Australian who worked for foreign spies is no longer a politician and no longer a security threat “but this happened when they were a politician”.

Burgess has also stated that the unnamed former politician knew they were assisting a foreign intelligence service. “This person knew what they were doing,” he said.