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ASIO boss Mike Burgess issued the chilling warning when he delivered his annual threat assessment in Canberra, outlining how network of foreign spies were kicked out of the country.

60 years ago, the first secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Canberra, Ivan Skripov, was ordered to leave Australia for spying.

60 years ago, the first secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Canberra, Ivan Skripov, was ordered to leave Australia for spying.

60 years ago, the first secretary of the Soviet Embassy in Canberra, Ivan Skripov, was ordered to leave Australia for spying.

Australia's top intelligence official will brief Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and premiers on security risks to the country.

The book sheds light on the secret and unprecedented centralisation of power in the hands of the prime minister as the ruling class faced demands from workers for protection from COVID-19 and prepared for a US-led war against China.

Independent MP Dai Le has called for the government to get rid of its cloak of secrecy about the Syrian rescue mission where four women and 13 children were repatriated back to Australia.

A day after the Andrews government introduced legislation to ban public display of the hate symbol, two men have been charged with offensive behaviour and bill posting. 

Victoria will be the first jurisdiction in the country to criminalise the display of the Hakenkreuz, often referred to as the Nazi swastika, enabling police to remove and confiscate items that breach the ban. 

Key Liberal figures are pressing the case for Josh Frydenberg in a leadership ballot, worried by the prospect of Peter Dutton replacing Scott Morrison.