Mike Burgess
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
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Crackdown targets foreign agents harassing dissidents
Australians with Iranian, Chinese, Cambodian, Rwandan and Indian backgrounds have reported foreign agents harassing and assaulting them on local soil.
- by Paul Sakkal
Indian spies booted out of Australia for trying to steal sensitive information
Australian authorities expelled two Indian intelligence operatives in 2020 for being members of an elaborate “nest of spies”.
- by Matthew Knott
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Social media
Musk’s war with Australia: Coalition pushes compulsory age limits for social media
As Elon Musk provoked worldwide attention for his fight against the Australian take-down order, the Coalition revealed it was in favour of barring young children from digital platforms.
- by Paul Sakkal and Angus Thompson
Analysis
Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Australia must not lose the war within over religion, ideology and politics
While there is a huge difference between spilling blood and paint, recent episodes reflect a radical intolerance for different political, ideological and religious views.
- by Chip Le Grand
‘Unhelpful to speculate’: PM, police chiefs, say Bondi motive unknown
In an address to the nation alongside AFP chief Reece Kershaw and ASIO director-general Mike Burgess, Albanese praised the police officer and medics who came to the rescue.
- by David Crowe
Keating launches spray at ASIO boss and Wong
Former prime minister Paul Keating accuses Mike Burgess of trying to undermine the government’s efforts to stabilise relations with China and renews his attack on Foreign Minister Penny Wong.
- by Matthew Knott
Analysis
National security
Shocked? Spy revelation no surprise to those paying attention
The ASIO boss’ intervention has kickstarted the debate about how Australia handles China’s intensifying covert activities.
- by Nick McKenzie
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National security
China revealed as country behind spy chief’s unnamed ‘A-Team’
ASIO chief Mike Burgess has flatly refused to identify which nation was behind the recruitment of an Australian politician.
- by Nick McKenzie
ASIO boss ignites political firestorm by refusing to name ex-MP who ‘sold out’ country
The nation’s spy boss said he wanted to sound the alarm about espionage, but did not want the foreign spy unit to “unpick how we discovered its activities”.
- by Matthew Knott
Joe Hockey demands ‘traitor’ politician be identified
Former treasurer Joe Hockey says politicians can feel “personally smeared” after a foreign spy operation involving an ex-politician targeted an ex-prime minister’s family.
- by Matthew Knott and Olivia Ireland