No foreign interference found in 2022 federal election Federal No foreign interference has been found in Australia’s 2022 federal election by the Board of the Electoral Integrity Assurance Taskforce. Australian electoral commissioner Tom Rogers
How a diverse workforce in Australia’s intelligence community aids intelligence capability March 18, 2022 By Felicity Millar Australian Capital Territory Having a monocultural intelligence workforce leads to issues with the recruitment and retention of highly specialised staff and a decline in capability. The needed specialist
ASIO foiled foreign interference plot in lead up to election February 10, 2022 By Jackson Graham Federal ASIO foiled a foreign interference plot in the lead up to an election in Australia, the spy agency’s boss Mike Burgess says. Burgess said in
Foreign spies recruited government employee for classified information, says ASIO March 18, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) cancelled a government staffer’s security clearance last year after foreign spies successfully recruited the employee, agency head Mike Burgess
ASIO warns government staff to be cautious online, in new foreign interference campaign November 17, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation has launched a campaign aiming to educate government employees on the risks of foreign interference online and how to report
Melbourne man first person to be charged under Australian foreign interference laws November 6, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Federal Police has charged a former Liberal Party candidate with preparing for foreign interference, following a year-long joint investigation with Australia’s spy agency.
Level of foreign interference highest within local government, ASIO boss says October 20, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal Australian Security Intelligence Organisation director-general Mike Burgess has shone a light on some of the ways foreign governments may attempt to influence local politicians and
ASIO ramps up investigations into foreign attempts to ‘secretly co-opt’ Australian politicians October 16, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal This year the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation disrupted a plot to infiltrate the national intelligence community, the spy agency has revealed. ASIO director-general Mike Burgess
CSIRO responds to ‘disingenuous’ news story November 18, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Economy & Industry Australia’s science agency has hit back at a recent article published in The Australian. The story in question claimed departments and agencies engaged in contracts
Spy agencies and universities develop foreign interference guidelines November 14, 2019 By Shannon Jenkins Education The federal government has released guidelines to counter foreign interference in the Australian university sector. A collaboration between government, the university sector, and national security
Why the raids on Australian media present a clear threat to democracy June 6, 2019 By Rebecca Ananian-Welsh Features The Australian Federal Police has this week conducted two high-profile raids on journalists who have exposed government secrets and their sources. On Tuesday, seven AFP
