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Chinese national charged over 'intelligence gathering'

A Chinese woman accused of gathering intelligence for China's main police agency is the first to be charged for allegedly targeting the Australian community.

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Australian Police Charge Chinese National With 'Foreign Interference'

Australian police said Monday they had charged a Chinese national with "reckless foreign interference", accusing the woman of spying on local Buddhists for Beijing.

International Business Times

Public servants warned over social media security risk

Workers with access to secret information have been warned against boasting about it on social media as foreign spies target them online.

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Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, ASIO boss Mike Burgess says

Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology.

The Conversation

Lax Aussies making themselves easy spy targets: ASIO

Australia's intelligence chief has revealed new details about a series of foreign espionage operations in a major speech.

AAP

Australian army officer stripped of security clearance over Israel loyalty leaves defence force

The man, anonymised in the ruling as HWMW, told Asio interviewers he did not view Israel as a foreign government and that he would share classified information with the IDF if asked

The Guardian - AU

Antisemitism plan fails on a number of fronts – a contentious definition of hate is just the start

The antisemitism strategy presented to the Albanese government has attracted considerable – and wholly justifed – criticism.

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PM says security risks won't stop him, has faith in AFP

Australian election campaigns are characterised by close engagement between politicians and voters, but security threats risk limiting one-to-one interactions.

AAP

Terror threat up as anti-Semitism, Islamophobia surge

Australia's terrorism threat has increased according to a global ranking index, making the nation one-of-seven Western countries most at risk of attack.

AAP

Officer stripped of security clearance over Israel loyalty still in Australian defence force

Officials decline to tell Senate estimates if defence force has undertaken review of other members who may have done similar overseas training

The Guardian - AU

‘Mind-blowingly stupid’: Asio chief criticises News Corp’s alleged attempt to provoke Middle Eastern cafe staff

Comments at Senate estimates came after Daily Telegraph editor said it ‘never intended to provoke an incident’ but approach could have been ‘better-handled’

The Guardian - AU

ASIO's threat to life priority a 'hierarchy of hate'

Anti-Semitic attacks are ASIO's top priority when dealing with threats to life, but the Palestinian community has concerns other forms of hatred are diminished.

AAP

The ASIO threat assessment is a dark outlook for Australia’s security. Are our laws up to the task?

This week, ASIO chief Mike Burgess delivered his sixth Annual Threat Assessment.

The Conversation

Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era

From hostile foreign nations targeting diaspora communities to youth radicalised online, the top spy agency's annual threat assessment warns risks have grown.

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Australian spy boss says 3 foreign governments plotted to harm people in Australia

An Australian security boss says his spy agency has discovered three foreign governments plotting to physically harm people living in Australia

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ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia

ASIO chief Mike Burgess has warned that over the next five years Australia’s security environment will become more dynamic, diverse and degraded, with “more security surprises” in the second half of the decade than in the first.

The Guardian - AU

Asio chief reveals foreign spies plotted to lure Australia-based activist overseas to injure or kill them

Australia’s spy boss Mike Burgess highlights foreign intelligence operations, antisemitism and election disinformation in annual threat assessment speech

AAP

Plots to kill people in Australia foiled by spy agency

Plots by foreign agents to lure and kill dissidents have been foiled by the nation's spy agency, with at least three countries targeting people in Australia.

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As antisemitic attacks reach ‘disturbing’ levels, is strengthening hate crime laws the answer?

Mike Burgess, head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, has issued a stark warning following the discovery of explosives in a caravan in northwest Sydney, alongside a note bearing the address of a Sydney synagogue.

The Guardian - AU

AFP taskforce to target antisemitism as Asio boss warns politically motivated violence a ‘principal’ concern

Attorney general says now a ‘time for national unity’ after PM defends Labor’s response to Melbourne synagogue fire

The Guardian - AU

‘Beyond Bollywood and butter chicken’: rethinking Australia’s deeply misunderstood Indian diaspora

While vibrant and successful, the Indian diaspora in Australia is also fractured and fearful. Is the country paying attention?

AAP

Police, spy agencies could access encrypted messages

Right-wing extremism is threatening Australia and tackling the issue could require authorities to gain access to Australians' encrypted messages.

The Guardian - AU

Australia’s official definition of ‘terrorism’ to be reviewed for first time since September 11 attacks

Exclusive: Independent monitor to conduct ‘first principles’ review of what constitutes a terrorist act in wake of Bondi and Wakeley stabbing attacks

AAP

Middle East terror not translating to Australia attacks

Fears of flow on attacks after Hamas' assault on Israel haven't been realised with Australia's spy chief saying no terror plots were linked to the war in Gaza.

AAP

War in Gaza didn't directly spark domestic terror: ASIO

Conflict in the Middle East did not directly inspire any major terror-related incidents in Australia in the 2024 financial year, an intelligence report says.

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