Young, conspiracy-drawn teens are potential terrorists The legal definition of what is considered terrorism is being examined by an independent watchdog nearly 25 years after September 11 and the Bali bombings. AAP · Aug 11, 2025
Chinese national accused under foreign interference law of spying on Buddhists A Chinese woman has appeared in the ACT magistrates court on Monday accused of foreign interference, by allegedly covertly collecting information about a Canberra Buddhist association. The Conversation · Aug 4, 2025
Chinese national charged over 'intelligence gathering' A Chinese woman accused of gathering intelligence for China's main police agency is the first to be charged for allegedly targeting the Australian community. AAP · Aug 4, 2025
Security expert warns: don't list defense work on LinkedIn - or you could be at risk of getting hacked Australian Director-General of Security warns spies they are at risk of attack if they advertise themselves too much online. TechRadar · Aug 3, 2025
Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, ASIO boss Mike Burgess says Espionage cost Australia $12.5 billion in 2023-24, according to a study by ASIO and the Australian Institute of Criminology. The Conversation · Jul 31, 2025
Lax Aussies making themselves easy spy targets: ASIO Australia's intelligence chief has revealed new details about a series of foreign espionage operations in a major speech. AAP · Jul 31, 2025
Family plead for alleged China pilot trainer's freedom Australian Daniel Duggan faces up to 60 years in prison for allegedly training Chinese military personnel after leaving the US Marine Corps. AAP · Jul 17, 2025
Man arrested after Adelaide school community led to believe food was poisoned Police allege man menaced teacher and conveyed food was contaminated with lead acetate, which can cause irreversible neurological damage The Guardian - AU · May 16, 2025
Peter Dutton reaffirms support for antisemitism citizenship test question and re-vetting Palestinian visas Coalition leader says he will subject Palestinians from Gaza on visitor visas to more scrutiny, echoing claims – without evidence – they are a national security risk The Guardian - AU · Apr 23, 2025
The Declassified JFK Files Have Been Unleashed And Australia Cops Several Mentions HUGE day for historians (and conspiracy theorists). Pedestrian.tv · Mar 20, 2025
Albanese says he knew Dural caravan plot was possible hoax ‘very early on’ Peter Dutton calls on PM to publicly declare when he learned of suspected ‘con job’ but declines to say whether he was also told of police theory The Guardian - AU · Mar 12, 2025
Terror threat up as anti-Semitism, Islamophobia surge Australia's terrorism threat has increased according to a global ranking index, making the nation one-of-seven Western countries most at risk of attack. AAP · Mar 5, 2025
Officer stripped of security clearance still in ADF An army officer is still in the Australian Defence Force after ASIO made an adverse assessment against him, in the belief he was more loyal to Israel. AAP · Feb 26, 2025
‘Mind-blowingly stupid’: Asio chief criticises News Corp’s alleged attempt to provoke Middle Eastern cafe staff Comments at Senate estimates came after Daily Telegraph editor said it ‘never intended to provoke an incident’ but approach could have been ‘better-handled’ The Guardian - AU · Feb 26, 2025
The Guardian - AU · Feb 23, 2025 Morning Mail: ADF officer loses security clearance over Israel; far right vote surges in Germany; Telegram fined $1m Army officer deemed more loyal to Israel than Australia; Germany’s far right surges in exit polls; encrypted messaging app faces huge fine
AAP · Feb 20, 2025 ASIO's threat to life priority a 'hierarchy of hate' Anti-Semitic attacks are ASIO's top priority when dealing with threats to life, but the Palestinian community has concerns other forms of hatred are diminished.
The Conversation · Feb 20, 2025 The ASIO threat assessment is a dark outlook for Australia’s security. Are our laws up to the task? This week, ASIO chief Mike Burgess delivered his sixth Annual Threat Assessment.
AAP · Feb 19, 2025 Espionage and terror threats grow in dangerous era From hostile foreign nations targeting diaspora communities to youth radicalised online, the top spy agency's annual threat assessment warns risks have grown.
The Independent UK · Feb 19, 2025 Australian spy boss says 3 foreign governments plotted to harm people in Australia An Australian security boss says his spy agency has discovered three foreign governments plotting to physically harm people living in Australia
The Conversation · Feb 19, 2025 ASIO boss expects more communal violence in worsening security environment in Australia ASIO chief Mike Burgess has warned that over the next five years Australia’s security environment will become more dynamic, diverse and degraded, with “more security surprises” in the second half of the decade than in the first.
The Guardian - AU · Feb 19, 2025 Asio chief reveals foreign spies plotted to lure Australia-based activist overseas to injure or kill them Australia’s spy boss Mike Burgess highlights foreign intelligence operations, antisemitism and election disinformation in annual threat assessment speech
AAP · Feb 19, 2025 Plots to kill people in Australia foiled by spy agency Plots by foreign agents to lure and kill dissidents have been foiled by the nation's spy agency, with at least three countries targeting people in Australia.
AAP · Jan 30, 2025 Security beefed up after temple named on bomb plot list The discovery of an explosive-laden caravan with a list of possible Jewish targets has put communities further on edge amid rampant anti-Semitic attacks.
The Guardian - AU · Dec 9, 2024 AFP taskforce to target antisemitism as Asio boss warns politically motivated violence a ‘principal’ concern Attorney general says now a ‘time for national unity’ after PM defends Labor’s response to Melbourne synagogue fire
The Conversation · Dec 9, 2024 Albanese announces antisemitism taskforce, as synagogue firebombing investigation upgraded Anthony Albanese has announced an Australian Federal Police Special Operation Taskforce to combat antisemitism, after criticism from within and outside the Jewish community that the government has not done enough to deal with the escalating issue.