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Australia's spy chief has hit out at former military pilots who turn to working for authoritarian regimes, describing them as "lackeys, more 'top tools' than 'top guns'" in his annual security threat assessment.

Australia's director-general of security Mike Burgess says while the official terrorism threat level has been lowered, a terrorist attack remains plausible.

Home affairs minister reveals incident included monitoring an individual’s home and extensively researching their family

In a speech to the National Security College at the Australian National University, Clare O'Neil reveals ASIO disrupted a foreign government operation to target dual citizen political dissidents, as she warns the government will name countries behind interference campaigns.

In a major crackdown on the scourge of foreign interference, Australia will name and shame countries found to be undermining the nation's political processes.

Jindalee radar system detects airborne objects from ‘very long range’, while missile from F-35 jet more effective than laser for striking one

The threat of extremist violence from conspiracy theorists or people aggravated by strict COVID-19 lockdowns has decreased but not diminished.

The threat of a terror attack by nationalist extremists or conspiracy theorists has fallen significantly, the head of ASIO says, with far-right groups largely failing to recruit from COVID-19.

Australian spy agency’s chief tells Senate espionage and foreign interference ‘supplanted terrorism’ as principal security concern