Australian News / 12 August 2024
Keep your eyes to yourself
A week after our top spy agency ASIO raised the terror threat level to “probable”, boss Mike Burgess has warned foreign interference is a pressing issue with at least 3 foreign nations caught meddling in our domestic affairs. That includes Iran as tensions in the Middle East reach boiling point – and we’re not the only ones… Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s re-election campaign also claimed yesterday its internal communications had been hacked by the Iranian government. Burgess wouldn’t say which other countries have been having a nosey, but threatened to do so if they don’t stop. He said “some of them would surprise you, some of them are also our friends”. Last month, the government said it would introduce new legislation to help identify and manage the risk of foreign interference and espionage.
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