‘Still looking over their shoulders’:Dreyfus asked to investigate undercover police safety
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‘Still looking over their shoulders’:Dreyfus asked to investigate undercover police safety

A powerful parliamentary committee has asked the attorney-general to examine the treatment of undercover police.

  • byJames Massola

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Undercover and alone:How the AFP mishandled its most endangered officers
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Undercover and alone:How the AFP mishandled its most endangered officers

Australia’s undercover police live a dangerous double life,lying for a living and surviving on their wits. A devastating report shows how they were let down by the agency supposed to protect them.

  • byNick McKenzie,Michael Bachelard andAmelia Ballinger
‘Lived with fear’:Bondi man accused of spying for China opens up in prison letter
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‘Lived with fear’:Bondi man accused of spying for China opens up in prison letter

Handwritten notes discuss alleged meetings with Chinese state spies,known only as Ken and Evelyn and a mysterious “AI project” designed to manipulate the masses.

  • byPerry Duffin
Tudge hoped accused’s hospital donation would combat ‘ugly racism’

Tudge hoped accused’s hospital donation would combat ‘ugly racism’

When he was approached by Di Sanh Duong,former Liberal minister Alan Tudge said he saw an opportunity to counter the “ugly racism” the Australian Chinese community faced as the pandemic took hold.

  • byWilliam Ton
Australia underspends on this key area. It may put national security at risk
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Australia underspends on this key area. It may put national security at risk

Australia’s underinvestment in research is becoming a national security issue,some university heads argue,ahead of a landmark review and the AUKUS deal.

  • bySherryn Groch andDaniella White
Government to sweep away export barriers in ‘AUKUS revolution’
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Defence

Government to sweep away export barriers in ‘AUKUS revolution’

Australia will create the military equivalent of a free trade zone with the US and UK,but research organisations fear it will stifle collaboration elsewhere.

  • byMatthew Knott
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Ports to remain closed as AFP investigates cybersecurity breach

Ports to remain closed as AFP investigates cybersecurity breach

The government has invoked the national crisis management framework used during COVID-19 after DP World,which manages terminals in Sydney,Melbourne,Brisbane and Fremantle,said it detected the cybersecurity incident.

  • byAmber Schultz andRebecca Peppiatt
Fed up in your job? Foreign spies target resentful workers in essential industries

Fed up in your job? Foreign spies target resentful workers in essential industries

Foreign actors have been using advertisements on the dark web to target disgruntled workers who could disrupt critical Australian infrastructure.

  • byNatassia Chrysanthos
Australia to streamline information sharing with US to seal subs deal

Australia to streamline information sharing with US to seal subs deal

Hours after landing in Washington,Anthony Albanese said US politicians from all sides understood the value of the AUKUS pact and wanted “to get it right”.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
‘Cyber shield’ to be key part of $5b Microsoft investment in Australia

‘Cyber shield’ to be key part of $5b Microsoft investment in Australia

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will reveal the plans on the first day of his US visit,promising new jobs in fields such as cloud computing and AI.

  • byDavid Crowe andFarrah Tomazin
Australia ramps up security at synagogues,mosques as parliament divides on Gaza

Australia ramps up security at synagogues,mosques as parliament divides on Gaza

Labor and the Coalition backed increased spending to shield schools and places of worship after warnings about the risk of spontaneous violence.

  • byDavid Crowe