Posted 2/29/2024, 3:38:43 PM
Australian Spy Chief: Politician Recruited by Foreign Spies and Sold Out Country
- Australia's top spy revealed that a former Australian politician had been recruited by foreign spies and "sold out" the country
- The politician helped spies from an unnamed country organize an overseas event to recruit participants and obtain sensitive information
- There are demands for the politician's identity to be revealed rather than leaving a "cloud hanging over everybody"
- The spy chief said a foreign intelligence unit made Australia its "priority target" and used fake online profiles to try to recruit Australians
- Australia has passed foreign interference laws aimed mainly at suspected Chinese espionage and someone was recently convicted of planning foreign interference