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Why Albanese is plain wrong on a Bondi royal commission
Australians need many answers concerning this atrocity – and they need them with much less background noise.
- James Massola
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‘Irrational’: China’s top spy agency attacks ASIO over espionage ‘threat’
Beijing has verbally attacked Australia’s intelligence agencies, accusing them of fabricating a spy threat while carrying out their own espionage in China.
- Lisa Visentin
Indian spies booted out of Australia for trying to steal sensitive information
Australian authorities expelled two Indian intelligence operatives in 2020 for being members of an elaborate “nest of spies”.
- Matthew Knott
Wong concedes Australia’s treatment of Timor-Leste ‘not in the spirit of friendship’
ASIO allegedly installed listening devices in Timor-Leste’s cabinet room to gain an edge during hotly contested negotiations over maritime boundaries in 2004.
- Matthew Knott
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- National security
Fake Russian diplomats revealed as heart of ‘hive’ spy ring in Australia
ASIO would not name the country behind the spy operation but sources confirm it was run out of Russia’s embassy.
- Nick McKenzie
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- Russia-Ukraine war
‘First out and last back’: Australia’s decision not to reopen Kyiv embassy questioned
Britain, the United States, France and Canada all reopened their much larger missions in Kyiv in April and May. Australia’s Ukraine embassy is still in Poland.
- Anthony Galloway
ASIS chief hints Chinese officials are feeding information to Australia
The head of the spy agency has suggested an increasing number of disaffected Chinese officials are feeding information to Australian intelligence officers.
- Anthony Galloway
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- National security
Former NSW deputy commissioner now one of Australia’s most senior spies
Former deputy NSW police commissioner Catherine Burn now holds a senior position in Australia’s most secret spy agency.
- Anthony Galloway