August
‘They’re not Hamas’: Envoy’s plea over Gazans sheltering in Australia
As national security fight continues to roil parliament, a significant number of Gazans who have found safety in Australia are Christian, while 80 per cent possess tertiary qualifications.
- Andrew Tillett
Rare recruitment guide reveals what it takes to be a spy (sort of)
Australia’s most secretive spy agency puts the emphasis on HR speak rather than the glamour of spying as it tries to recruit staff.
- Andrew Tillett
Federal Police plan Parliament House walk-off amid pay dispute
The planned “extremely disruptive” industrial action is part of a pay dispute in which AFP personnel claim they are being lumped in with “desk job public servants”.
- Ronald Mizen
Support for Hamas may not bar Gazans from Australia: ASIO boss
The federal Opposition says social cohesion could be at risk if Labor offers Hamas supporters a safe haven.
- Andrew Tillett
Warnings over ASIO workload because of heightened terror threat
The ASIO chief admits the spy agency is “stretched” as it deals with twin challenges of politically motivated violence and foreign espionage.
- Andrew Tillett
Frustration, confusion and Andrew Tate driving extremism in the young
Extremism experts warn that young men are becoming radicalised after looking to social media for simple answers to complicated economic and social questions.
- Gus McCubbing
- Analysis
- Anthony Albanese
The politics of grievance has become something more sinister
Ever since 9/11, terror alerts and politics have been inseparable, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t substance behind them either.
- Phillip Coorey
Extremism rising across the board makes terror attack ‘probable’
Security officials are alarmed by Australians embracing more extreme ideologies over issues such as pandemic lockdowns, the war in Gaza and economic hardship.
- Andrew Tillett
July
- Exclusive
- Russia-Ukraine war
Russia spying? Don’t be so paranoid, Kremlin envoy says
Moscow’s ambassador in Canberra says the espionage arrests of a Russian couple living in Australia is like an episode of TV show “The Americans”, and it’s actually Russians who are unsafe.
- Andrew Tillett
Britain still good for delivery of AUKUS subs, Marles says
The defence minister has rushed to Britain to reassure himself that the new Labour government is up to the challenge of developing a new nuclear-powered fleet.
- Hans van Leeuwen
Australia pours millions into Pacific banks to counter China influence
The worry among the national security establishment is some Pacific Island countries will be forced to rely on Chinese financial institutions, which are pushing into the region.
- Ronald Mizen
Australia-US forum aims to solve Pacific banking crisis
Western banks are increasingly withdrawing from Pacific Island nations to “de-risk” their operations, raising fears about China muscling in on the business.
- Ronald Mizen
Tech companies team up against foreign interference
A successful information-sharing model at work in the higher education sector will be rolled out to technology companies, to curb espionage in Australia.
- Tom McIlroy
- Updated
- Cloud
Aussie spies to get $2b top-secret Amazon data centre
The system will let the country’s spies and military collaborate without being connected to the open internet where adversaries could breach it.
- Nick Bonyhady
America’s campaign to kill Huawei has failed
After international sanctions drove profits down 70 per cent, the Chinese telecommunications company learnt that it didn’t need to rely on the West.
- The Economist
June
- Analysis
- Australian economy
Why our spooks and economists are teaming up to manage China
Treasury Secretary Steven Kennedy and chief spook Andrew Shearer are leading a new economic security regime that will have far-reaching consequences for business and investors.
- John Kehoe
Security fears may force Paris Games to scrap Seine opening ceremony
France is at its highest terror alert as the Olympic Games near; Australian organisers say Brisbane 2032 will learn from the Paris experience.
- Michael Bleby
May
Greens will demand Palestinian statehood if there’s a hung parliament
As political skirmishing over the Israeli-Palestinian conflict continued, immigration officials revealed more than 60 per cent of visa applications by Gazans are being rejected.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Cybersecurity
Microsoft CEO should be fired over cyber failure
A cyber breach slammed by the US government for leaving customers exposed is down to a culture led by Satya Nadella of profit over security.
- James Turner
Russia plotting sabotage across Europe, intelligence agencies warn
Russia has begun to more actively prepare covert bombings, arson attacks and damage to infrastructure on European soil, directly and via proxies, officials say.
- Sam Jones, John Paul Rathbone and Richard Milne
