Foreign Spies Targeting AUKUS Secrets, Warns Australian Spy Chief

Spies are attempting to infiltrate everything from the media to private projects, ASIO boss Mike Burgess warns.

Director-General of ASIO, Mike Burgess appears before a Senate inquiry at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia, on April 29, 2021. AAP Image/Lukas Coch

Foreign nations are actively attempting to recruit Australia’s elected officials, public servants, members of military, academics, and business leaders, according to the nation’s top intelligence boss.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General of Security Mike Burgess made the stark warning during the 26th Annual Hawke Lecture.