Australia expelled two Indian intelligence operatives in 2020 as part of ‘nest of spies’, reports claim

Asio director general Mike Burgess had referred to expulsion of foreign operatives in 2021 speech but did not name country behind threat

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The Australian government has vowed to guard against foreign interference after reports that two Indian intelligence officers were forced to leave the country in 2020.

Australia's domestic intelligence agency, Asio, has previously alleged that a nest of spies" from an unnamed country had sought to cultivate politicians, monitor diaspora communities and obtain classified trade information.

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