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Spiral from LinkedIn to jail time for China spy asset

Spiral from LinkedIn to jail time for China spy asset

A man has been jailed for more than three years for compiling a series of worthless reports for Chinese intelligence who dropped him a line on LinkedIn.

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

AI revolution hinges on data centre 'social licence'

Data centre and artificial intelligence leaders have been told Australia risks missing a "fourth industrial revolution" if it cannot allay public concerns.

EU sees Leipzig attack as state-sponsored terrorism

EU sees Leipzig attack as state-sponsored terrorism

EU sees Leipzig attack as state-sponsored terrorism

EU sees Leipzig attack as state-sponsored terrorism

The German government has blamed Russian authorities for an attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport last month using a drone laden with explosives.

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Dual citizen accused of passing Ukraine intel to Russia

Dual citizen accused of passing Ukraine intel to Russia

A Russian-Australian has been charged with foreign interference offences, after it was alleged he passed on sensitive information about Ukraine's military.

OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new breaches

OpenAI, Anthropic AI agents implicated in new breaches

Artificial intelligence models from OpenAI and Anthropic have again breached testing boundaries, the United Kingdom's AI Security Institute says.

Traditional owners call for Pine Gap spy base shutdown

Traditional owners call for Pine Gap spy base shutdown

Traditional owners of the land beneath Pine Gap are calling for the secretive US-Australian spy base to close

Fears AI in politics could misinform, leak private data

Fears AI in politics could misinform, leak private data

A report probing Australian usage and attitudes towards generative artificial intelligence shows many are concerned about its impact on the political sphere.

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Terror threat warning not up to scratch: ASIO boss

Terror threat warning not up to scratch: ASIO boss

Terror threat warning not up to scratch: ASIO boss

Terror threat warning not up to scratch: ASIO boss

Australia's top spy has warned the current scale for assessing the threat of terrorism does not tell the whole story amid fraying social tensions.

Australian in Iran behind Jewish attacks on home soil

Australian in Iran behind Jewish attacks on home soil

Australian in Iran behind Jewish attacks on home soil

Australian in Iran behind Jewish attacks on home soil

An Australian living in Iran and an ex-resident now in Iraq orchestrated firebombings of Jewish targets on home soil, the nation's spy chief has revealed.

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

Risky gaps in guns registry noted years before Bondi

The Bondi Beach terror attack has prompted sweeping reform of a state's firearms licensing authority after 15 innocent people were fatally shot.

Islamic State-linked cohort to face arrest on return

Islamic State-linked cohort to face arrest on return

Islamic State-linked cohort to face arrest on return

Islamic State-linked cohort to face arrest on return

A group of 13 women and children are set to return to Australia after years spent in a Syrian refugee camp following the fall of Islamic State.

Evidence on accused Russian spy couple ruled secret

Evidence on accused Russian spy couple ruled secret

Evidence on accused Russian spy couple ruled secret

Evidence on accused Russian spy couple ruled secret

Hundreds of documents worth of evidence against a couple accused of preparing to spy on Australia's military should be kept from the public, a magistrate heard.

China spy asset complained to Penny Wong about raid

China spy asset complained to Penny Wong about raid

China spy asset complained to Penny Wong about raid

China spy asset complained to Penny Wong about raid

A businessman who worked with two suspected Chinese spies told Foreign Minister Penny Wong that domestic intelligence agents crossed a line by raiding his home

Mum sobs as Chinese spy asset loses bid to stay on bail

Mum sobs as Chinese spy asset loses bid to stay on bail

Mum sobs as Chinese spy asset loses bid to stay on bail

Mum sobs as Chinese spy asset loses bid to stay on bail

A man groomed by two suspected members of Chinese intelligence has been jailed before sentencing as sheriffs tried to console his distraught mother.

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Australian businessman a Chinese spy asset, jury finds

An Australian business owner has walked from court after being found guilty of recklessly helping Chinese intelligence for more than 15 months.

'Surplus to requirements': ex-top spy quits Bondi probe

Former ASIO boss Dennis Richardson has revealed the trigger for his sudden resignation from the anti-Semitism royal commission, weeks before a report is due.

China spy status queried in foreign interference trial

A man accused of grooming an Australian businessman for Chinese intelligence may only have been a young post-graduate going off on a frolic, a jury has heard.

Fears over Iranian regime's 'tentacles' in Australia

An atmosphere of fear, intimidation and surveillance is pervasive within Australia's Iranian communities as the oppressive regime targets dissidents worldwide.

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Australian jailed for selling secrets to Russian broker

Australian Peter Williams will spend more than seven years behind bars after selling cyber secrets from a US defence contractor to a Russian-linked broker.

'Never': Rudd denies talking to accused Chinese asset

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd was sent one email from a man accused of working for Chinese intelligence but says he never received or responded to it.

Accused China asset 'fabricated' Rudd reports for cash

Former prime minister Kevin Rudd was asked for advice about Australian defence and security by a businessman "groomed" by Chinese spies, a jury has heard.

Texts from China's alleged ‘spy thriller’ ring revealed

Alleged messages between a Beijing security official and Chinese citizens in Australia reveal what police argue is a foreign interference plot.

Alexei Navalny was poisoned by dart frog toxin

Samples taken from the body of Russian opposition leader and Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny reveal he was poisoned with a lethal toxin while imprisoned.

Two Chinese nationals charged over alleged spy ring

More arrests related to foreign interference have been made by Australian Federal Police with three Chinese citizens accused of spying on a Buddhist group.

Bondi shooters went 'dark to stay off the radar': ASIO

ASIO admitted it cannot stop every terrorist or catch every spy but has stood by an early assessment of one of the Bondi shooters that cleared him as a threat.

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