NATIONAL_ ASIO boss Mike Burgess reveals former politician ‘sold out Australia’ during annual threat assessment

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ASIO boss Mike Burgess reveals former politician ‘sold out Australia’ during annual threat assessment

The boss of Australia’s intelligence agency has revealed a former politician “sold out their country” to spies for a foreign actor.


Ellen Ransley @RansleyEllen 3 min read February 28, 2024 - 8:00PM
NCA NewsWire

The country’s top spy has warned of the rapidly increasing danger of espionage and foreign interference, revealing a former politician “sold out their country” to spies for a foreign actor that uses professional networking sites to target Australians with privileged information.

In a rare insight into the workings of the country’s spy agency, Mike Burgess – the director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation – delivered his annual threat assessment on Wednesday night.

He warned there was at least one nation state laying the groundwork to potentially sabotage key Australian infrastructure in the future.

He said while ASIO still believed a terrorist attack was “possible”, the risk of espionage and foreign interference was more like “certain”.

“The threat is real. The threat is now. And the threat is deeper and broader than you might think,” he said.

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