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Spy chief warns friendly nations among the countries interfering in Australian communities (www.abc.net.au)
submitted 3 months ago by MHLoppy@fedia.io to c/australia@aussie.zone
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In short:

  • Australia's domestic spy chief says three to four countries have been caught actively seeking to interfere in diaspora communities.

  • Mike Burgess said Australians would be shocked that those seeking to interfere were nations considered friends.

What's next:

  • He has warned that he would be willing to call out nations publicly if the threat persists.
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[–] dumbass@leminal.space 7 points 3 months ago

Ahhh the good old fuck around and find out warning.

[–] Nath@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Unless these implied nations include New Zealand, Canada or similarly laid back countries, I seriously doubt I'd be shocked.

[–] trk@aussie.zone 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"three to four" countries... Who's the fractional country having a crack?

[–] MHLoppy@fedia.io 5 points 3 months ago

The actual quote in the article, which the summary didn't do a great job with:

"I can think of at least three or four that we have actually actively found involved in foreign interference in Australian diaspora communities," he told the ABC's Insiders program.

[–] No1@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Hadn't they already called out China and India? Or was that just the media or us guessing who they were talking about?

[–] Ilandar@aussie.zone 2 points 3 months ago

As I recall, ASIO/Burgess didn't specifically name India on that occasion. He had made comments about a successful ASIO operation that removed spies from the country, and it was only later that unnamed sources confirmed those spies to be from India. Burgess implied on Insiders yesterday that it's not helpful when government figures specifically call out countries like was done recently with Iran, and that his preferred method is to avoid releasing those details where possible.