Security clearance holder 'cultivated' in foreign spy nest, ASIO boss says

Sally Whyte
March 18 2021 - 5:00am
Director-General of Security Mike Burgess on Wednesday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Director-General of Security Mike Burgess on Wednesday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

A network of foreign spies "cultivated and recruited" a government security clearance holder with access to secret defence technology information, Australia's top spy has revealed.

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Sally Whyte

Sally Whyte

Federal Politics Reporter

I report on a range of issues in federal politics and the public service, with a real passion for how decisions made in Canberra affect the lives of Australians.

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