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Australia finds itself embroiled in a high-stakes spy scandal as Director-General of Security Mike Burgess exposes a former politician's

SYDNEY: Australia’s government faced angry demands today to name a “traitor” former politician accused by Canberra’s top spy of having “sold out” the country to a foreign power.

Philippine President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. adopted a tough stance over the South China Sea disputes against China and sought greater security cooperation with allies during his visit to Australia on Thursday, a move that Chinese experts regarded as aiming to drag Australia into the Philippines provocative and confrontational strategy.

"For a start, the former politician is a traitor. It makes us all question as representatives in the Parliament who we can trust."

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Australia's director-general of security said a spy team from an unidentified country had cultivated and recruited a former Australian politician.

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Dozens feared dead in Gaza in an incident involving an aid convoy; a former immigration detainee released after police admit his arrest was a mistake; and Queensland's Rugby League to host games in Papua New Guinea.

FOI reveals $135,000 in public money to secretive firm to help rightwing campaigns; New Zealand exporter vows to continue e-cigarette trade