Threat levels of violent extremism linked to COVID lockdowns have decreased markedly over the past year, according to Australia’s domestic spy chief. “It is true; there are less people in this country who want to conduct active violence in the name of their cause,” said Mike Burgess, head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)….

Beijing has set its “predatory” eyes on Australia’s wealth and land, the former head of British intelligence service MI6, Sir Richard Dearlove, has warned. Dearlove, who ran the spy agency from 1999 to 2004, said Australia’s untapped wealth and resources were very attractive to the Beijing. “China is eyeing this continent in a very, I…

Australia’s domestic spy agency will no longer use terms such as ‘left-wing,’ ‘right-wing,’ and ‘Islamic extremism’ when describing potential terrorist or security threats to the nation. During the agency’s Annual Threat Assessment, Burgess said the left-right and Islamic labels were “no longer fit for purpose”, and the agency would, instead, use the categories “religiously motivated…