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

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

Australia's government plans to "out" foreign interference operations that are targeting politicians, academics and community leaders, Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil said on Tuesday.

Home affairs minister reveals incident included monitoring an individual’s home and extensively researching their family

In a speech to the National Security College at the Australian National University, Clare O'Neil reveals ASIO disrupted a foreign government operation to target dual citizen political dissidents, as she warns the government will name countries behind interference campaigns.

In a major crackdown on the scourge of foreign interference, Australia will name and shame countries found to be undermining the nation's political processes.

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

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

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.

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

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.