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ASIO boss reveals spy agency's 'unprecedented' workload

MIKE BURGESS ASIO PORTRAIT

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Director General Mike Burgess Source: AAP / Mick Tsikas

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The head of ASIO says foreign agents have made attempts to recruit senior Australian journalists and even members of the judiciary, and pressure from some influential quarters to roll back its operations.

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