Domestic security emerged as a major priority in the recent federal budget, with the Australian government pouring close to $2 billion into the country’s leading spy agency and efforts to combat international crime and cyberattacks. “To keep Australians safe from these threats—whether domestic or foreign—the government is providing an additional $1.9 billion over the decade to strengthen our national security, law enforcement, and intelligence agencies,” Treasurer Josh Frydenberg told Parliament during Tuesday night’s budget speech. “We also need to be prepared for a world that is less stable and more contested,” he added. “This is why we are investing $270 billion over 10 years in our defence capability,” the treasurer said, referring to last year’s 2020 Strategic Update, which saw the federal government pledge increased funding to the Australian Defence Force. Australia’s domestic spy agency will receive the lion’s share of the $1.9 billion pledge from the government, with $1.3 …