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Zahra Ahmed, a member of the cohort, and her son Ibrahim in 2019.

What is known about the IS-linked families about to arrive in Australia

Four women and nine children linked to Islamic State are set to arrive in Melbourne and Sydney. Here’s what we know about the group.

  • Nick Newling

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ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has assessed the terrorism threat as “probable”.

Constant vigilance is essential if we are to preserve our social cohesion

North Korea is attempting to infiltrate Australian companies with agents posing as remote IT workers.

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This man thought he was meeting a recruiter, he was wrong.

Fake IDs and laptop farms: North Korea targets Australian firms to fund weapons program

A sting on a would-be recruit for a local company blows the lid on a global scam funnelling hundreds of millions of dollars to Pyongyang and sparking security fears.

  • Nick McKenzie and Garry McNab
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese confirms ASIO probed Bondi shooter’s IS links

Law enforcement agencies face questions about whether they could have done more to prevent the worst terror attack on Australian soil.

  • Matthew Knott, Perry Duffin and Mostafa Rachwani
ASIO Director-General of Security Mike Burgess during a press conference following a shooting at Bondi, at Parliament House in Canberra on Sunday 14 December 2025. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

ASIO on alert for further threats after Bondi shooting, leaves terror level at probable

An official terror designation will allow law enforcement authorities to use specialist powers to investigate the Bondi mass shooting.

  • Matthew Knott and Shane Wright
Photos taken from the LinkedIn profiles of Amanda Qiu, the chief executive of BR-YR Executive Search, and Shirly Shen, co-founder of the Internship Union.

The two women at centre of Britain’s latest Chinese spy fears

The agents are using LinkedIn to reach out to possible sources they can exploit for information, MI5 told British MPs in a written alert.

  • David Crowe
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The far right is becoming more visible.

Sanitise, manipulate, infiltrate: inside the neo-Nazis’ plot for power

Like middle managers on a recruitment drive: How neo-Nazis are taking hate mainstream.

  • Jordan Baker and Matthew Knott
ASIO boss Mike Burgess said Chinese hackers have been caught trying to access critical infrastructure, with foreign regimes more willing than ever to cause damage.

China lodges complaint over ‘irresponsible’ ASIO speech

China’s Foreign Ministry has lodged complaints over ASIO Director Mike Burgess for calling out Beijing for state-sponsored hacking.

  • Matthew Knott
Thin blue line meets thick black line: the rally outside Parliament House on Saturday.

The wicked dilemma we face in confronting Sydney’s neo-Nazis

They plan to form a political party. Do we ignore them – or watch their every move?

  • Alexandra Smith
ASIO boss Mike Burgess says Australia faces a serious risk of sabotage.

ASIO boss sounds alarm on ‘devastating, disruptive’ Chinese hacking threat

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has warned that Australia has “now reached the threshold for high-impact sabotage”.

  • Matthew Knott