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William Ton

UNBELIEVABLE: Army vetting methods questioned after spy couple arrest - Caught on Camera

The arrests of a Russian-Australian couple accused of spying raises questions over army recruiting. (HANDOUT/AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE)

Questions are being asked about army recruiting processes after two Russian-born Australians were arrested and charged with espionage offences, one of them an Australian soldier with access to classified files.

Kira Korolev, 40, and her husband Igor, 62, became the first people charged under a 2018 Australian national security law after they were arrested over an alleged spying scheme targeting the Defence Department.

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