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Australian spy boss says 3 foreign governments plotted to harm people in Australia

An Australian spy agency found that three foreign governments plotted to harm individuals in Australia, according to Mike Burgess, Director General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation .
ASIO intervened to prevent a plot targeting a human rights advocate and disrupted a broader scheme to eliminate critics of an unnamed foreign regime.
Burgess highlighted foreign regimes using coercion against Australians and conducting coerced repatriations, undermining Australian sovereignty and law enforcement.
The agency faced foreign pressures in coerced repatriations, which threaten Australian sovereignty.

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Canberra CityNews

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Toronto Sun

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