‘You can’t pretend it didn’t happen’:Labor MP calls on government to press US on alleged Assange plot

‘You can’t pretend it didn’t happen’:Labor MP calls on government to press US on alleged Assange plot

Julian Hill says the US government must answer a “credible allegation” that its spy agency planned to kidnap or even kill Julian Assange while he evaded possible charges in Ecuador’s embassy in London.

  • byRob Harris

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Arrested,captured or murdered:CIA admits losing dozens of informants

Arrested,captured or murdered:CIA admits losing dozens of informants

Officials said the reasons for the failed missions included poor tradecraft;being too trusting of sources;underestimating foreign intelligence agencies,

  • byJosie Ensor
Trump administration floated kidnapping,killing Julian Assange:report

Trump administration floated kidnapping,killing Julian Assange:report

Eight former US officials offered details about the potential plot to assassinate the WikiLeaks founder,journalists say.

  • byLatika Bourke
Australia’s senior public servants earn top dollar compared to international counterparts
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Australia’s senior public servants earn top dollar compared to international counterparts

More than 25 of Australia’s senior public officials were paid more than $1 million last year,with many earning much more than their international counterparts.

  • byRob Harris,Nigel Gladstone,Mark Stehle andDaniel Carter
Pentagon blocks top spy briefings for Biden transition team

Pentagon blocks top spy briefings for Biden transition team

California pledges 55 votes for Biden in the Electoral College,guaranteeing victory on December 14,but the Pentagon's top spy agencies refuse to meet his team.

  • byGreg Miller andMissy Ryan
Tech giants part of a'galactic empire':Home Affairs boss

Tech giants part of a'galactic empire':Home Affairs boss

Michael Pezzullo says Australia,the US and UK are forming a"rebel alliance"to take on tech giants seeking to disengage from"sovereign international society".

  • byAnthony Galloway
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Russia accused of mysterious'Havana Syndrome'attacks on CIA officials visiting Australia

Russia accused of mysterious'Havana Syndrome'attacks on CIA officials visiting Australia

The Trump Administration overlooked Russia as the culprit because of President Donald Trump's cosy relationship with Vladimir Putin,said one ex-Obama official.

  • byLatika Bourke andAnthony Galloway
Kremlin says Navalny works with CIA,after he accuses Putin of poisoning

Kremlin says Navalny works with CIA,after he accuses Putin of poisoning

The Kremlin has accused opposition politician Alexei Navalny of working with the CIA,after Navalny said he believed President Vladimir Putin was behind his poisoning.

NASA researcher accused of concealing China ties

NASA researcher accused of concealing China ties

Zhengdong Cheng faces charges of wire fraud,conspiracy and false statements,according to a criminal complaint released by the Justice Department on Monday.

  • byEric Tucker
Ex-FBI lawyer expected to plead guilty in review of Russia inquiry

Ex-FBI lawyer expected to plead guilty in review of Russia inquiry

The lawyer was charged with falsifying a document as part of a deal with prosecutors conducting their own criminal inquiry of the Russia investigation,according to his lawyer.

  • byAdam Goldman
Saudis working with China on nuclear fuel:spy agencies

Saudis working with China on nuclear fuel:spy agencies

Intelligence agencies have identified a newly completed,undeclared,structure near a solar-panel production area near Riyadh.

  • byMark Mazzetti,David E. Sanger andWilliam J. Broad