Australia's top spy agency, ASIO, has revealed that a former Australian politician betrayed the country by working for a foreign intelligence service. The spy chief did not disclose the politician's identity, leading to a divided political response and calls for transparency. The revelation has raised concerns about espionage and foreign interference in Australia, with implications for national security and diplomatic relations.
Bondi Partners Senior Advisor Peter McGauran has called ASIO boss Mike Burgess’ announcement on a former politician selling out Australia “remarkable” and says Australians “know that it’s China”. https://t.co/b39twkGbE8
Former NSW Labor MP Ernest Wong — who was found by ICAC to have engaged in corrupt conduct over 🇨🇳 donations — has flatly denied he is the MP at the centre of bombshell ASIO claims regarding a sting targeting a former prime minister’s family. Wong claims he knows nothing about… https://t.co/vmgn2ls3BJ https://t.co/Bq6ftVrnQF
Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull’s son Alex has revealed that he was the target of suspected 🇨🇳 agents over an infrastructure project, and that he had immediately rejected the approach and reported it to spy agencies. Describing the approach as “brazen”, the… https://t.co/C7w0JUmoSa
Verve Communications Director Prue Macsween has speculated on why the government has supported ASIO’s decision to not name the former politician recruited by foreign spies. https://t.co/zmvZf8gQev
Former Queensland premier Campbell Newman has called for the name of the former politician who sold out Australia to be named otherwise it was a “mistake” by ASIO to raise it in the first place. https://t.co/3QEF1q3KPv
Australia’s Top Spy Says Former Politician ‘Sold Out’ His Country to a Foreign Intelligence Service via @gatewaypundit https://t.co/698SZ4Qtfx
Australia's government faced angry demands on Thursday to name a "traitor" former politician accused by Canberra's top spy of having "sold out" the country to a foreign power. https://t.co/wQ7CXkFbYz
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess is "right" in choosing not to publicly name the ex-politician accused of state espionage but argued the move will fuel negative speculation. https://t.co/CU8G04yuzC
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton has backed ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess after the spy chief dropped bombshell findings of a former politician selling out their country to a foreign intelligence. https://t.co/RXXy9vnCMl
A former politician labelled a traitor by ASIO director-general Mike Burgess is “no longer a security concern”, the spy chief declared as he refused to identify the person and a raft of ex-MPs demanded their names be cleared. Read more: https://t.co/9jujdigBP3 https://t.co/KVK9f7xzoA
Australia news live: Asio chief defends not naming ‘sell-out’ politician; silent vigil to honour Jesse Baird and Luke Davies https://t.co/LqxBopVhPr
Australian spy chief under pressure to name ex-politician who ‘sold out’ - why not name the country as well?? https://t.co/HYIg1eiJMJ
Australia’s spy chief is facing calls to name a former politician accused of having “sold out” the country to a foreign power https://t.co/ebtNACF1Ix https://t.co/BTZR0eWQyE
Australia’s spy agency says politician ‘sold out’ country to foreign regime https://t.co/cWtGQe1Aoa via @ft
Australia's corridors of power have been rocked by revelations from our top spy that a former politician betrayed the country to foreign agents. READ MORE: https://t.co/KIa4MJvRgl @CCroucher9 #9News https://t.co/STCblkS16H
The Australian political world is divided over whether ASIO should reveal the identity of a former politician who the intelligence organisation says was recruited by spies working for a foreign nation. Read more: https://t.co/xJYitfDkCi https://t.co/5rmHqfmUXD
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull’s son has revealed he was the target of foreign spies, as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says ASIO must name the former politician who betrayed Australia. Latest: https://t.co/pdthKYq8W3 https://t.co/6HHNvWH0Ic
Former PM Malcolm Turnbull’s son has revealed he was the target of foreign spies, as Opposition Leader Peter Dutton says ASIO must name the former politician who betrayed Australia. > https://t.co/B0wjMvX0i7 https://t.co/74fqyD1Sue
Australia’s spy chief faced calls to name the former politician he said had ‘sold out’ to a foreign intelligence service, with Canberra’s former ambassador to the United States saying it could ‘potentially smear everyone’ unless the person was identified https://t.co/MBH8zSd3mb https://t.co/cY7ZdpOsEC
There are growing calls to unmask a former Australian politician caught up in a foreign spy ring, with MPs saying it leaves a cloud over everyone's head. https://t.co/lIRzyOuIBM
Australia reveals former politician was cultivated and recruited by a spy team from an unnamed country. Government faces angry demands to name the "traitor" https://t.co/ocow7IO9u9 https://t.co/7n4HlpTrX9
Australia’s spy agency says politician ‘sold out’ country to foreign regime https://t.co/mj9dkCqXs0
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s son Alex has revealed he was approached by Chinese foreign agents and suggested he was the family member ASIO boss Mike Burgess was referring to. https://t.co/mcoJX8vzkw
Australia's domestic spy agency has revealed a retired politician betrayed the nation, but stopped short of naming them. Here's what we know, and what might happen next. https://t.co/VVwtKE1F9z
Australia: Former politician became foreign agent, nation's spy boss says https://t.co/b3DEqePjrA
'Australian intelligence has revealed a retired politician was recruited by an international spy ring, and in one plot attempted to introduce a prime minister's family to their foreign handlers' #ausbiz #auspol https://t.co/xPNbCdJuJL
Joe Hockey demands ‘traitor’ politician be identified https://t.co/fAvNsP1EQF
ASIO boss Mike Burgess is under pressure to identify the ex-politician he revealed worked for a foreign intelligence agency, with Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and former treasurer Joe Hockey both calling on the spy chief to name the person responsible. https://t.co/uP71cpQOJP
Joe Hockey has unleashed on Australia’s spy boss after the ASIO chief made the “extraordinary” claim that an unnamed Australian politician had “sold out” their country. https://t.co/0B0XlfcVDi
This is a snapshot of your country today: politicians acting as spies for a foreign power, activists attempting to provoke a race war, and a threat to vital services. #9News https://t.co/zF15C3MIP3
Environment and Water Minister Tanya Plibersek has labelled the former politician mentioned by ASIO in their espionage report as a “traitor”. https://t.co/FZvqurY9wt
Australia's reputation abroad is at risk until the identity of a "traitor" former politician is revealed, argues a former federal minister. https://t.co/eyuH5s1hLm
Australia: Former politician became foreign agent, nation's spy boss says https://t.co/X6LHFJr92U
Australia: Former politician became foreign agent, nation's spy boss says https://t.co/T7GxNQ6YfP
So the Asio chief talked about a few things, such as a former Australian politician being recruited as a spy. The @australian, though, decided to 'splash' with a different angle... https://t.co/eqbSvbq8WQ
A former politician was cultivated by spies, Australian intelligence has revealed, and former treasurer Joe Hockey says every politician's loyalty will be questioned until that "traitor" is named. https://t.co/ZpEUfowWKq
'Spy vs Spy': Australian Intel Chief Reveals Foreign Espionage Network https://t.co/x5PUuc3lpI https://t.co/ctaC3gf4nE
ASIO boss Mike Burgess has blown the cover of a sophisticated foreign interference operation that involved a former politician betraying Australia and attempting to bring a prime minister’s relative into the orbit of foreign spies https://t.co/SvpfP9snpT
Joe Hockey says it is ‘absurd’ for Asio not to name former politician accused of treason https://t.co/Hp4IckK5BR
Defence Minister Richard Marles has labelled the revelation an ex-politician "sold out" the country to a foreign power a "timely reminder" of the threat posed by hostile intelligence agents to Australia. https://t.co/K0gRRITZxX
Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles has reacted to ASIO’s “timely reminder” of espionage and foreign interference levels in Australia. https://t.co/Ioik6425kp
Australian politician ‘sold out’ to foreign regime after being recruited by spies, Asio boss says | Australian foreign policy | The Guardian https://t.co/HF7iihmI9x
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has reported that more Australians are being targeted for espionage and foreign interference than ever before. https://t.co/RyNxYOkgZm
Politician ‘sold out’ to foreign spy ring, Matildas book Paris trip, Lidia Thorpe criticised https://t.co/5OavrrY4YL
Morning Mail: politician ‘sold out’ to foreign spy ring, Matildas book Paris trip, Lidia Thorpe criticised https://t.co/27MTcvcLkW
NEW: ‘Its cover is blown’: Australian spymaster reveals foreign espionage network https://t.co/OMkgeRgRGS
Australia's ASIO reveals plot by retired politician to introduce PM's family member to foreign spies: Counter Foreign Interference Taskforce has conducted more than 120 operations since it was established in 2020 https://t.co/uX5HyDfGte
"This politician sold out their country, party and former colleagues to advance the interests of the foreign regime.” #9News https://t.co/Srif5Y4zIQ
"This politician sold out their country, party and former colleagues to advance the interests of the foreign regime.” #9News https://t.co/HhKNoG8DTf
Sky News host Caleb Bond says espionage is “certain” following ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess’ address tonight on a foreign intelligence unit successfully recruiting a former Australian politician. https://t.co/WxinSj2Tq9
Australia’s spy chief reveals details of a foreign intelligence service’s efforts to target Australians for information, says his agency had confronted the spy masters to let them know they had been caught : countr not named (PRC?) https://t.co/MMuels9t4K
Australia’s domestic spy chief has revealed a foreign regime recruited a former lawmaker as part of a plan to access classified information via high profile figures, including a member of a prime minister’s family https://t.co/LrUu9snl7y
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess said foreign spies have been targeting public servants and managed to breach a former politician. https://t.co/2s9cUaIpfG
Australia’s domestic spy chief has revealed a foreign regime recruited a former lawmaker as part of a plan to access classified information via high profile figures, including a member of a prime minister’s family https://t.co/Ss1Fjzoajl
⚠️ AUSTRALIA INTELLIGENCE CHIEF REVEALS DETAILS OF FOREIGN SPY OPERATION (Reuters) Australia's spy chief revealed details of a foreign intelligence service's efforts to target Australians for information in an annual speech on Wednesday and said his agency had confronted the…
Australian politician ‘sold out’ to foreign regime after being recruited by spies, Asio boss says https://t.co/LWxHHQfvhB
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