The Latest Breaking News from Five Eyes

Australia outs China as being behind cyber attack

Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil says the Australian government will not hesitate to out the parties behind cyber attacks when it has the evidence to do so.

The New Daily · May 25, 2023

Australia calls out China for cyber espionage

The home affairs minister says the federal government will not hesitate to out the parties behind cyber attacks, amid warnings China is beefing up its offence.

AAP · May 24, 2023

Australia joins intelligence partners to blame China for US infrastructure cyber attack

Australia has joined the United States and other Five Eyes cyber agencies to identify China as the culprit behind recent cyber attacks targeting "critical infrastructure" in the US.

ABC News · May 24, 2023

Leaked Pentagon documents include rumour Putin is undergoing chemotherapy

The documents address a long-standing rumour that Russian leader has cancer

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2023

Biden faces awkward talks abroad after classified files leak

WASHINGTON — It may prove to be the most serious intelligence leak the U.S. has had in a decade, and behind closed doors, it has set off uncomfortable conversations with the nation’s closest allies.

Tribune News Service · Apr 11, 2023

Canada reiterates Five Eyes commitment after US intel leak

Canada on Monday said it will continue to work with its Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance, and declined to confirm or deny any information from U.S. intelligence documents leaked on social media.

Reuters · Apr 10, 2023

Australia joins US and UK in banning TikTok from federal government devices

Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus says decision made on basis of intelligence advice

Wales Online · Apr 4, 2023

Australia bans TikTok from federal government devices

Australia has become the last of the “Five Eyes” security partners to ban the Chinese-owned video-sharing app TikTok from its federal government's devices

The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2023

Disputes over COVID's origins reveal an intelligence community in disarray. Here are 4 fixes we need before the next pandemic

A recent Wall Street Journal article reported on new, classified intelligence from the US Department of Energy about the origins of COVID. It concluded with “low confidence” that the pandemic may have been due to a lab leak in Wuhan, China, rather than a natural disease transmission from animal to…

The Conversation · Mar 8, 2023

Is Canada back on the world stage — or irrelevant?

“Canada is back,” Justin Trudeau proclaimed triumphantly just after being elected prime minister in 2015. The insinuation was that his predecessor, Stephen Harper, had withdrawn Canada from its traditional role in the world and the Liberals would restore our rightful place of leadership in the global firmament.

The Conversation · Feb 6, 2023