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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 · Mar 29, 2023

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.

Al Jazeera · Feb 24, 2023

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

The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2023

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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.

AAP · Feb 23, 2023

Strict new security rules for Adelaide nuclear submarine-building facility in bid to protect military secrets

Operators of Osborne naval shipyard ordered to guard against ‘deliberate or accidental manipulation’ of critical components

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2023

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

The Guardian - AU · Feb 22, 2023

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,

The Conversation · Feb 22, 2023

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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.

Al Jazeera · Feb 22, 2023

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.

AAP · Feb 21, 2023

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 · Feb 21, 2023

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.

AAP · Feb 21, 2023

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.

ABC News · Feb 21, 2023

Australian spy boss details unprecedented espionage danger

The head of Australia's domestic spy agency says the nation faces an unprecedented threat of espionage and foreign interference with more Australians being targeted by agents than ever before

The Independent UK · Feb 21, 2023

Australian spy chief says veterans training rivals are 'top tools' not 'top guns'

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.

Reuters · Feb 21, 2023

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AAP · Feb 21, 2023

Terrorism level 'almost guaranteed' to rise: ASIO

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

Newcastle Herald · Feb 21, 2023

ASIO quashed foreign plot to 'dispose of' Australian human rights activist

ASIO boss warns of 'brutal' foreign interference plots to harm Australians.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 21, 2023

‘Hive of spies’ trying to steal sensitive information removed from Australia, ASIO chief says

Security organisation’s latest threat report says foreign agents targeted government officials, bank workers, doctors, police and journalists

AAP · Feb 21, 2023

Spy hive kicked out as ASIO warns of unprecedented risk

ASIO boss Mike Burgess says Australia faces an unparalleled challenge from espionage and foreign interference, asking for it to be taken more seriously.

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AAP · Feb 20, 2023

New rules to protect critical Australian infrastructure

The home affairs minister has announced new rules for critical infrastructure operators to prepare, prevent and stop security threats to essential services.

The Conversation · Feb 16, 2023

COVID wasn't a 'bumper campaign' for right-wing extremists. But the threat from terror remains

Violent extremism remains a persistent and resilient threat, constantly adapting and evolving. It is an endlessly demanding problem and we can neither afford to ignore it nor allow it to disproportionately consume our finite resources.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Australia’s F-35s are capable of shooting down any spy balloons over country, thinktank says

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

AAP · Feb 13, 2023

Right-wing terrorism threat eased along with COVID-19

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

ABC News · Feb 13, 2023

Right-wing terror threat has receded as COVID restrictions have eased, ASIO chief says

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.

The Guardian - AU · Feb 13, 2023

Asio will go wherever terrorism threat is, despite low number of listed rightwing groups

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

AAP · Feb 13, 2023

Intelligence chief unaware of Chinese police in Sydney

ASIO head Mike Burgess says while he's aware of media reporting Chinese police operating clandestinely in Sydney, he hasn't seen evidence of such operations.

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