The Latest Breaking News from Mike Burgess

The opposition leader’s claim arrivals from Gaza aren’t subject to security checks is false. They’re the same as when he was minister

Palestinians are disgusted at a call to blanket ban asylum seekers fleeing the war-torn Gaza Strip from Australia under the guise of national security.

All the day’s news as it unfolded

Security experts say governments not regulating social media in its early years may have led to young people being more easily radicalised online.

Country’s spy chief says ‘more Australians are being radicalised’

The Australia Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has raised Australia’s national terrorism threat level from “possible” to “probable”, with ASIO head Mike Burgess giving a grim assessment of the “degrading security enviroment”.

The Australian government has elevated the nation’s terrorism threat alert level from “possible” to “probable,” citing concerns about increasing radicalization among young people and community tensions over the Israel-Hamas war

Experts have weighed in on attempts by ASIO to access the encrypted messages of online extremists, warning it could simply lead to users migrating elsewhere.

Kira and Igor Korolev have been arrested and charged for espionage after allegedly trying to share ADF secrets with Russia.