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Australian spy scandal leads to push for tougher security laws, speculation over who ‘traitor’ MP is
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In interviews with local media, Australian domestic spy boss Mike Burgess revealed that the MP had been in Parliament while working for foreign agents.
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SYDNEY – In 2020, Australia’s domestic spy boss, Mr Mike Burgess, made the surprising decision to come out of the shadows and deliver an annual speech outlining the main threats facing the nation.
These annual addresses since then have often included tantalising revelations about elaborate plots by foreign spies, part of an apparent attempt by Mr Burgess to demonstrate the need to be vigilant as well as the need to properly fund intelligence agencies and to have tough national security laws.
