Intelligence Report 002/2025

The underestimated espionage and foreign interference threat in Australia

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A term that has been seen used by public figures in the news, including politicians, spy bosses, and journalists, espionage & foreign interference continues to be major issues permeating across the world. But to an ordinary Australian, or any ordinary citizen of the West, just what does it mean, and should the modern public be more in tune with it?

The undeniable fact is - yes. Everyone absolutely should.

Last Wednesday night, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) Director-General Mike Burgess gave a speech in which he was delivering his Annual Threat Assessment. Key themes that were reiterated throughout the speech was the importance of national security being a whole-of-society responsibility, and not just a service expected of a national security agency. He highlighted how espionage, and foreign interference co…