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‘Three or four’ countries involved in foreign interference in Australia including ‘friends’, Mike Burgess says



Asio director general of security says some of the countries involved in foreign interference ‘would surprise you’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s spy boss Mike Burgess has confirmed Iran as one of “at least three or four” countries involved in foreign interference in Australia’s diaspora communities.Speaking on ABC’s Insiders on Sunday, the director general of security in charge of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation said he could think of “at least three or four [countries] that are we’ve actually actively found involved in foreign interference in Australia and diaspora communities”.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup Continue reading…



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Author : Amy Remeikis

Publish date : 2024-08-11 04:10:39

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