AFP
Soldier, labourer, gold diggers: who are the married couple accused of spying for Russia?
It was gold Kira Korolev was obsessed with, filling her YouTube channel with footage of her never-ending search for a few glimmering flecks.
- by Angus Thompson, Cloe Read, Cameron Atfield and Adrian Proszenko
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Russian-born Australian army private and her husband charged with espionage
Kira Korolev, 40, and her 62-year-old husband, Igor Korolev, are accused of using her defence force account to spy for Russia since December 2022.
- by Angus Thompson, Cloe Read and Cameron Atfield
Australian Federal Police footage of arrest in Brisbane
This footage shows an arrest on Thursday in connection with charges of espionage.
Dramatic sting at Sydney’s new urban surf pool catches alleged drug importer
The Californian man allegedly thought he was importing millions of dollars worth of drugs into Sydney, before police pounced in front of afternoon wave riders.
- by Sally Rawsthorne
The white van, the eastern suburbs car park and the alleged international drug ring
As the 23-year-old Sydney man approached the van in the dead of night, police were waiting to swoop.
- by Clare Sibthorpe
Analysis
Crime
What’s happening in Alice Springs?
The Northern Territory government has announced a three-night curfew in the town after recent “civil disturbances”.
- by Ben Cubby
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Investigations
AFP commander raided, suspended in contracts-for-mates probe
The Australian Federal Police is embroiled in a conflict-of-interest controversy, amid revelations that a high-ranking official is under investigation for improperly awarding a contract.
- by Nick McKenzie
‘Evil twin’: Palmyra man allegedly faked WiFi networks to steal personal info
Michael Clapsis, 42, was arrested after an airline employee noticed a suspicious WiFi network during a domestic flight in April.
- by Rebecca Peppiatt
Opinion
China relations
Beijing is not on our side. Let’s not fall for a pair of therapy pandas
Premier Li Qiang’s visit confirmed the mask is back on and the tactics have changed, but China’s strategy has not.
- by Peter Hartcher
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China relations
‘I’ve agonised over this’: Suspected foreign interference victims break silence
Federal police told some of Australia’s most prominent critics of the Chinese Communist Party they were suspected targets of a foreign interference operation.
- by Matthew Knott
WA man sentenced after trying to steal superannuation from dead girlfriend
A WA man has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison after fraudulently trying to claim his dead girlfriend’s superannuation and life insurance benefits.
- by Mikala Theocharous