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Australia: Former politician became foreign agent, nation's spy boss says

  • Australia's director-general of security revealed that a spy team recruited a former Australian politician to benefit a foreign regime.
  • The spies posed as various professionals to obtain information on Australian trade, politics, and defense, offering thousands of dollars for exclusive data.
  • Australian intelligence officials disbanded the spy operations and assisted participants in extracting themselves, with the former politician reportedly no longer involved.
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Australia has been rocked by a spying scandal. The former MP, whose name has not been released, has offered a foreign power access to the prime minister's family, according to Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) chief Mike Burgess. Burgess stated that the spy network referred to as the “A-team” had managed to be taken down.

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Садашњи и бивши чланови опозиционих странка у Аустралији траже да се објави име бившег политичара за којег је Генерални директор Аустралијске безбедносно-обавештајне агенције (АСИО) Мик Берџес рекао да је "продао Аустралију" једној страној обавештајној служби.

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The Canberra Times broke the news in Canberra, Australia on Wednesday, February 28, 2024.
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