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Share He said in the case of foreign spies 'the lack of opportunity for international travel and reduced social mobility meant their tradecraft evolved, and they increased their online activity and approaches'. Some of Australia's adversaries were seeking to undermine and exploit Australia's pandemic recovery. 'We have already seen extremists trying to stoke social divisions, and foreign intelligence services wanting intelligence about Australia's key export, technology and research industries.' Mr Burgess said ASIO had also become aware of an Islamic State video last year which referenced th...

Advertisement While the threat of violence inspired by Islamic extremism remained the domestic security agency’s greatest concern, ASIO last year told this masthead extreme right-wing groups and individuals represented “a serious, increasing and evolving threat to security”. “The extreme and violent right wing has been in ASIO’s sights for many decades and we have maintained continuous and dedicated resources to this area,” an ASIO spokesperson said in August. “Unfortunately, extreme right-wing groups are more organised, sophisticated and security conscious than before.” Labor...

Sunday, 3 January 2021 Australian cabinet papers have revealed security concerns heading into the Sydney 2000 Olympics largely centred on the possibility of a team being taken hostage at the Games. The National Archives of Australia has released cabinet papers from August 2000, entitled Progress of Commonwealth Security Preparations. The papers outline the steps taken by the country to protect the Sydney 2000 Olympics from security threats. Documents reveal the Australian Government sent a team of security experts to the United States to meet with its National Security Council. A series of e...