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ASIO director-general Mike Burgess, speaking alongside Kershaw, said the arrests came after a "lengthy and complex investigation" by law enforcement agencies.

"Over the last 18 months, we have seen an uptick in the number of nationalist and racist violent extremists advocating sabotage in private conversations both here and overseas."

The legal team for Australian citizen Daniel Duggan claim he is being denied justice ahead of a court appearance tomorrow.

A political divide is on show as calls continue for ASIO to name the ex-politician accused of betraying the country.

ASIO has claimed an unnamed former politician was recruited by foreign spies.

Australia's domestic spy agency says a proposal to outlaw the display of Nazi iconography could help disrupt extremist recruitment.

Some of the Russian agents posed as diplomatic staff while others used deep cover identities, operating for 18 months before being dismantled by ASIO.

ASIO has smashed a "hive of spies", as judges, journalist and military veterans are targeted by foreign actors.

ASIO Director General Mike Burgess said the decision to drop the threat level was not made casually.

Modern-day espionage has evolved into a "cat-and-mouse" game between intelligence services and hostile agents fought against the backdrop of big data.

Liberal Senator James Paterson says Australians looking for love online should be wary of "too good to be true" matches".

One of a host of threats laid out by ASIO director-general Mike Burgess on Wednesday night, from spies on Tinder to COVID-related extremism.

Australia's domestic intelligence agency is warning foreign spies are behind "sophisticated and wide-ranging" attempts to interfere with the country's affairs.

ASIO's Director-General of Security Mike Burgess told a Senate committee in Canberra Australia is facing significant internal and external threats.

The head of Australia's domestic intelligence agency has predicted a terrorist attack in the country some time over the next year.

Foreign spies and their proxies have been removed from Australia or "rendered inoperative" in the past 12 months.

The largest review of Australia's spy laws since the early 1980s has recommended an overhaul of the complex and outdated laws governing digital surveillance and data collection.

Australia should conduct "bio-burn" and let coronavirus spread across Australia, state-by-state, with the goal of achieving herd immunity, an international security expert has suggested.

The Federal Government has been accused by China of "blatant irrational behaviour", with reports six Chinese nationals have been questioned as part of a foreign foreign interference investigation here.

Police have detained a man following an incident near ASIO's headquarters in Canberra.

A man labelled a "risk to security" by Australia's internal spy agency will be flown from coronavirus-crippled Melbourne to a detention centre in Western Australia to keep him safe from the pandemic.

A man is facing 234 charges for allegedly pretending to be a spy while defrauding a person of more than $700,000.

In a statement, Mr Moselmane said he was "not a suspect" in the investigation and has cooperated fully with investigators.

There are calls for a Royal Commission into Chinese interference, as Australian intelligence agencies investigate a NSW Labor MP.

Spies, hackers and terrorists are increasing their online activity during the coronavirus pandemic seeking to harm Australia, the head of the nation's domestic intelligence service has warned.

Australian spies would be able to arrest and question 14-year-old suspects under new laws introduced to parliament today.

An Australian spy has revealed details about "one of the most important jobs in the world" - with the agency looking for fresh recruits to join its ranks.

Foreign spies have sought to set up computer hacking operations in Australia and use university jobs as a cover to collect intelligence.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says security and intelligence agencies are certain "the threat from foreign interference has never been greater" in Australia.

Chinese spy Wang "William" Liqiang is seeking asylum in Australia after offering espionage intelligence to ASIO.

Retired ASIO chief Duncan Lewis has accused the Chinese government of using "insidious" foreign interference operations to "take over" Australia's political system.

Pine Gap is one of Australia's most classified and strategically important sites. Tom Gilling is trying to unlock its secrets.

Newly-elected Liberal MP Gladys Liu has cut ties with some Chinese organisations after questions about their links to China's propaganda arm.

Foreign interference and hostile state espionage are a bigger threat to Australia's security than terrorism, one of the country's top spy chiefs has warned.

The Queensland premier's department says publishing a diary entry with the identity of a secret intelligence agent was an administrative error.

The head of the Australian Signals Directorate Mike Burgess has been appointed as the new director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.

Federal police have changed their tune from spying on foreign interference to prosecution as they flex new laws. 

The planned shake-up of foreign interference laws have been welcomed by an Australian student who says he has been the target of Chinese government intimidation.

Australia has been declared an “anti-China pioneer” for its stance in opposing Beijing’s expansion into the South China Sea.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has overhauled the country’s intelligence security division into a single super-ministry to tackle the “multidimensional” threats that Australia faces.