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Home Affairs Minister accuses Iran of 'interference' in Australia

Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil

Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS

The Federal Government has taken the unusual step of revealing the foreign power at the centre of a foiled espionage plot in Australia. The Home Affairs Minister says Iran has attempted to conduct a surveillance operation on an Iranian Australian on Australian soil, including an alleged home invasion. The government also issued a broader warning to any foreign powers that may be 'operating in the shadows' in Australia that they are being monitored by authorities


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By Sam Dover

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The Federal Government has taken the unusual step of revealing the foreign power at the centre of a foiled espionage plot in Australia. The Home Affairs Minister says Iran has attempted to conduct a surveillance operation on an Iranian Australian on Australian soil, including an alleged home invasion. The government also issued a broader warning to any foreign powers that may be 'operating in the shadows' in Australia that they are being monitored by authorities


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