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Taliban kills mastermind behind Kabul airport bombing, Ed Sheeran faces court on copyright allegations — as it happened

This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happened.

ABC News

Risks posed by foreign interference to be examined

The risk posed to Australia's democracy and social cohesion by foreign interference through social media platforms will be examined at a parliamentary hearing.

The New Daily

Morning Mail: Reserve Bank shake-up, spy warning, ‘carbon capture’ microbe

Review of RBA’s operations recommends establishing a separate rate-setting panel; Asio warns that foreign agents are ‘aggressively selling secrets’

The Guardian - AU

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Total TikTok ban should be next step: US commissioner

A US commissioner has told a federal inquiry a total ban on the social media app TikTok should be considered to deal with possible security concerns.

AAP

Foreign spies are aggressively seeking ‘disloyal’ insiders with access to Australia’s secrets, Asio warns

Intelligence agency wants government security clearance system ‘hardened’ to protect sensitive information

The Guardian - AU

Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo accused of foreign interference worked with 'open-source documents', lawyer says

The lawyer for Sydney businessman Alexander Csergo, who is accused of foreign interference, tells a bail hearing his client only worked with publicly available information, and is co-operating with investigators.

ABC News

Bondi man faces court after foreign interference charge

A man charged over alleged foreign interference is due to face a court in Sydney accused of giving information to spies purporting to be from a think tank.

AAP

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Defence struggling to process staff security clearances needed ahead of AUKUS rush

Defence insiders say the department is facing "a massive backlog" for vetting new employees, a crucial requirement for anyone working on the highly secretive endeavour involving the United States and United Kingdom.

ABC News

Asio to take over issuing high-level security clearances due to ‘unprecedented’ espionage threat

Government introduces bill transferring responsibility for ‘positive vetting’ to Australia’s spy agency to tackle foreign interference

The Guardian - AU

Daniel Duggan's lawyer says intelligence agency watchdog will investigate claims he was lured back to Australia

The nation's intelligence agency watchdog is investigating the circumstances leading to former pilot Daniel Duggan's arrest.

ABC News

Legal team fears pilot Daniel Duggan cannot be assured of fair trial in US amid China tensions

Former marine pilot fighting extradition to US on charges of arms trafficking and money laundering says case is a ‘test of Australian sovereignty’

The Guardian - AU

Lawyers investigating if fighter pilot Daniel Duggan was 'lured back' to Australia by US authorities

Daniel Duggan's legal team is fighting a US request to extradite him after he was arrested in October last year accused of helping train members of the Chinese military to fly fighter jets.

ABC News

Egyptian refugee faces indefinite detention after Asio said it has ‘classified information’ showing he is security risk

Australian spy agency tells court it can’t share information with Sayed Abdellatif, who denies allegations

The Guardian - AU

Australia uncovers Russian espionage ring, expels spies: Report

Russian spy ring operated in Australia for 18 months before it was uncovered and its activities broken up, report says.

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The Independent UK

Australia quietly expels major Russian spy ring, report says

A newspaper reports a Russian spy ring posing as diplomats has been quietly expelled from Australia

AAP

Spy hive busted by ASIO reportedly linked to Russia

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton is unsurprised by reports a spy ring broken up by ASIO was working out of multiple locations, including the Russian embassy.

The Guardian - AU

Australia will control nuclear submarines in any conflict with Aukus partners, Albanese says

The PM insists Australia will maintain its sovereignty in the event of a disagreement with the US or UK on military strategy

Reuters

Australia top target of Chinese trade restrictions - study

China issued threats and trade restrictions against 19 countries between 2020 and 2022, with Australia the top target of such "coercive diplomacy", a report by an Australian security think tank said on Wednesday.

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The Conversation

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,

Al Jazeera

Australia spy chief warns of espionage as US-China rivalry grows

More Australians targets of spying ‘than at any time in Australia’s history’, country’s intelligence agency chief says.

AAP

Warning on espionage interference raises red flags

Australia's national security chief has faced pressure to stop operations to avoid upsetting foreign regimes, which the treasurer says is concerning.

The Guardian - AU

Morning Mail: exclusive investigation into Sydney housing spread, ‘hive of spies’ exposed, Putin’s nuclear move

Why has land on the city’s fringes been rezoned for homes when it has no transport links, inadequate water and a koala population? And the Asio chief lifts lid on espionage

The Guardian - AU

O’Neil says migration system ‘broken’ – as it happened

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AAP

Vets selling military skills 'top tools' not 'top guns'

Australia's director-general of security has slammed military veterans selling war-fighting skills overseas, but says laws have impeded action against them.

ABC News

Judges, journalists and military veterans targeted in 'unprecedented' spy threat on Australia

Journalists, military veterans, and judicial figures are being targeted by foreign espionage agencies at "unprecedented" levels, with the country's intelligence chief revealing a "hive of spies" was removed from Australia in the past year.

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