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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.

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

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.

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

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

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.