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Mike Burgess issues rare public statement asking ‘all parties consider the implications for social cohesion’

The possibility of opportunistic violence has sparked a warning by Australia's security intelligence boss ahead of protests over clashes in Israel and Gaza.

A lawyer for a former U.S. military pilot accused of illegally training Chinese aviators has told a Sydney court that an extradition hearing scheduled for next month should be postponed due to delays in government agencies handing over crucial material

Mike Pezzullo was quick with a briefing after the Christchurch massacre. He was a lot slower on right-wing terrorism beforehand, though.

Calls for further security measures including vetting of staffers after UK parliamentary aide arrested on suspicion of spying for China

A visiting Chinese professor had his laptop and mobile phone seized by the AFP and ASIO after reportedly being offered $2000 to provide intel on his networks in China, and independent NSW MP Alex Greenwich’s defamation case against Mark Latham could make history by being heard by a Federal Court…

Last week, a special Senate committee released a report on foreign interference through social media.

Abdellatif remains in Australian immigration detention, where he has been held for a decade thanks to security assessments tainted by evidence obtained under torture

A former United States military pilot’s Sydney extradition hearing on U.S. charges, including that he illegally trained Chinese aviators, has been postponed while authorities investigate the role of an Australian spy agency in his arrest

Lawyers say Alexander Csergo brought home list of requests from aspiring Chinese handlers to ensure he would be believed by Australian authorities

An email from the spy agency didn’t let rejected spooks down easy, accidentally hitting the CC addressee field instead of BCC. It has ‘owned’ its mistake.