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The 'quicker, easier, nastier' national security threat

AI is being used by foreign countries to troll politicians, amid warnings China is prepared to hack communications networks and could turn them off.

AAP · Sep 18

Spy chief issues terrorism warning on 9/11 anniversary

Terrorism has changed significantly since the attacks on September 11, 2001, but Australia's spy boss is alerting Australians some old threats still remain.

AAP · Sep 11

Ex-spy cleared to give evidence on Bondi terrorists

A former spook will be allowed to give evidence at the royal commission probing anti-Semitism about the intelligence he gathered on two terrorists.

AAP · Aug 21

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An attack ‘motivated by anarchist and revolutionary ideology’: is far-left terrorism a growing concern?

At 3:55am on July 5 last year, an anonymous five-person cell allegedly committed an attack at Lovitt Technologies – a Victorian defence manufacturer.

The Conversation · Aug 5

Police claim breakthrough in Melbourne’s hospitality wars, alleging links to overseas crime figure

Victoria police say they have arrested ‘high-ranking’ man from syndicate accused of orchestrating arson attacks

The Guardian - AU · Jul 14

Coalition calls out investment in APS pay bargaining

Mike Burgess gives a heartfelt farewell to outgoing Defence chief.

The Canberra Times · Jun 28

I have always wished the best for Karl Stefanovic. But if he’s selling racists, thugs and conspiracy theorists, I hope he fails

When I first met Stefanovic he was immediately likable. How has his compass shifted so far that he platforms a man who stirs up terrorist attacks on mosques?

The Guardian - AU · Jun 27

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'Legal limit': minister can't stop return of ISIS bride

The last remaining "ISIS bride" stranded in Syria is expected to return home to Australia after a ban on her entering the country was lifted.

AAP · Jun 24

Terror threat warning not up to scratch: ASIO boss

Australia's top spy has warned the current scale for assessing the threat of terrorism does not tell the whole story amid fraying social tensions.

AAP · Jun 24

Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard used two agents who once lived in Australia to direct arson attacks against Jewish targets in Sydney and Melbourne, said Mike Burgess, director general of the Australian Security and Intelligence Organization

The Independent UK · Jun 24

Australian citizen working as spy for Iran ‘orchestrated’ Bondi firebombing, Asio boss says

Mike Burgess’s annual threat assessment warns social media is ‘amplifying’ an erosion of trust in institutions, promoting discord and heightening polarisation

The Guardian - AU · Jun 24

ASIO chief reveals former Australian resident directed attack on Melbourne synagogue

A former Australian resident living in Iraq directed the attack on Melbourne Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024, the head of ASIO Mike Burgess has revealed.

The Conversation · Jun 24

Australian in Iran behind Jewish attacks on home soil

An Australian living in Iran and an ex-resident now in Iraq orchestrated firebombings of Jewish targets on home soil, the nation's spy chief has revealed.

AAP · Jun 24

Anti-Semitism inquiry gets full counter-terrorism data

The anti-Semitism royal commission has once again knocked back a government bid keep documents about counter-terrorism funding secret.

AAP · Jun 17

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Louder · Jun 5

Cool new proggy sounds from Gentle Giant, Voyage 35, Mastodon and more in Prog's brand new Tracks Of The Week

Great new prog you must hear from Long Earth, Pelagic United, Ditch The Demon, John Bassett and more in all new Tracks Of The Week

AAP · May 26

'Different environment' for police since Bondi attack

The deadly Bondi terror attack has changed the face of policing, with the NSW force now carrying long arm rifles in public in response to terrorism threats.

France 24 · May 25

Anti-Semitism was 'left unchecked’ in Australia after Gaza war, spy chief says

Australia’s spy chief on Monday told an inquiry into the Bondi Beach mass shooting that anti-Semitism was left unchecked in the country after the start of the war in Gaza. Australian Security Intelligence Organisation head Mike Burgess added that before the attack that killed 15 people attending a Jewish Hanukkah…

The Independent UK · May 25

Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack

An Australian spy agency boss has told an inquiry he had pivoted resources away from counterterrorism to espionage and foreign a few years before two gunmen massacred 15 people at Sydney Hanukkah celebration

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The Guardian - AU · May 25

Bondi beach gunmen shot 11 people within 30 seconds of opening fire, royal commission hears

Commission also told NSW police declined to provide static police presence at Chanukah by the Sea but four officers were at event when attack began

The Guardian - AU · May 6

‘We just want our children to be safe’: two Australian states prepare to resettle children from Syrian detention camp

Four women and nine children expected to return to Australia on Thursday with all apart from a mother and her child expected to go to Victoria

AAP · Apr 29

Premier pledges tough response to anti-Semitism probe

Public safety tweaks in the wake of the Bondi massacre will continue, a state premier says, as he signals he doesn't care if they upset people.

AAP · Feb 11

Two Chinese nationals charged over alleged spy ring

The Guardian - AU · Feb 10

Shadow attorney general says it would be unacceptable to ‘effectively knife’ first female Liberal leader – as it happened

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AAP · Feb 10

Bondi shooters went 'dark to stay off the radar': ASIO

ASIO admitted it cannot stop every terrorist or catch every spy but has stood by an early assessment of one of the Bondi shooters that cleared him as a threat.

The Guardian - AU · Jan 14

Australian chapter of Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir has no plans to disband before Labor’s hate speech laws

Organisation singled out by home affairs minister as one that could be targeted by new laws targeting ‘hate groups’

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