Australia's domestic spy chief has warned people would be shocked to learn the identity of the countries his agency has caught actively interfering in diaspora communities.
Australia's domestic spy chief says three to four countries have been caught actively seeking to interfere in diaspora communities.He has warned that he would be willing to call out nations publicly if the threat persists.
The plans included making the Counter Foreign Interference Taskforce, which was established in 2020, permanent and expanded to include agencies such as the Australian Taxation Office. "The Iranian ambassador to Australia, what a classic, terrible example of actually inappropriate, unacceptable language that it can actually drive violence in our society," he told Insiders.
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