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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) director-general, Mike Burgess. Source: AAP

Australia's spy agency says some of the biggest threats to the nation's security come from within, but foreign intelligence agencies have been known to try and interfere with local elections.


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Australia's spy agency says some of the biggest threats to the nation's security come from within, but foreign intelligence agencies have been known to try and interfere with local elections.



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