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7NEWS: Revealing Australia's top security-cleared officials are using WeChat for their most personal conversations

“This is mental. I’m almost incredulous. It defies common-sense,” a former senior executive of a national intelligence community agency told 7NEWS.com.au.

These revelations come weeks after ASIO chief Mike Burgess warned politicians that foreign intelligence agencies do not only target classified information but seek leverage through personal details — ”who your best buddy is, who you confide in, who you might be doing deals with”.

7NEWS: Revealing police considered Avalon Airport a high terrorism risk and had a $22.6 million counter-terrorism training base there

"When a 17-year-old allegedly attempted to force his way onto a plane while wielding a loaded shotgun at a Victorian airport earlier this week, police were nowhere to be seen.

This is despite police deeming the airport a high terrorism risk and having a multimillion-dollar land lease there specifically for special operations training."

7NEWS: Uncovering an accused fraudster allegedly exploiting men across Australia who was wanted on outstanding charges for as long as seven years

"A man wanted by police in two Australian states has been captured after a 7NEWS investigation uncovered his years of allegedly exploiting men during sexual encounters at luxury hotels.

The investigation unmasked his true identity and traced him to one of Sydney’s most prestigious hotels — where it can be revealed NSW Police arrested him after our tip off."

QNews; Star Observer

7NEWS: Revealing a violent gay hate crime near Oxford Street in Sydney and interviewing the man convicted: ‘I regret it’

"A 23-year-old has been convicted after threatening to kill a stranger during an armed gay hate crime beside Oxford Street.

7NEWS.com.au can reveal that Merrylands resident Akok Aleu was the perpetrator of the November attack — an attack being reported here for the first time.

Star Observer

7NEWS: Revealing that a counter-terrorism anti-semitic "mass casualty" investigation has spread interstate

"The counter-terror investigation into a potential “mass casualty” event targeting the Jewish community in Sydney has spread to at least one other state.

The revelations come amid questions as to why Prime Minister Anthony Albanese was kept in the dark about the foiled terror plot involving a caravan laden with explosives at a time of escalating anti-Semitic violence."

7NEWS

7NEWS: Revealing internal NSW Police documents about a wave of previously unreported gay and Asian hate crimes

"A southwestern Sydney high school is allegedly at the centre of a police youth gang investigation into hate crimes across the city — including the bashing of gay and Asian men.

An investigation by 7NEWS.com.au can reveal police have identified at least eight members of the teen gang, while at least six attacks are in the spotlight."

The Nightly: Exposing an accused Russian spy in the Australian Defence Force

 
"An investigation by The Nightly has obtained internal Russian Government documents spanning two federal ministries — the first time an Australian media outlet has obtained any internal Russian Government material."

POLITICO: "Moscow's Woman in Canberra"

7NEWS

Analysis; co-author ASPI The Strategist: Crowdstrike outage and vendor security

"Yes, more trusted providers would be ideal. But the emphasis must be on trust, not simply availability. Australia should continue to entrust our critical infrastructure, technology and services only to proven providers that don’t pose long-term and deeper risks than occasional mistakes causing outages. "

The Nightly: Revealing accused Russian spy Kira Korolev was an Australian Defence Force star

"The Nightly has obtained two private Australian Army videos in which the alleged spy speaks of guarding Australian defence networks from attack, working with allied nations, and serving the country she “loves”.

7NEWS; 7NEWS; 7NEWS Sunrise

The Nightly: The Coalition demands urgent investigation

The Nightly: Interviewing an Australian victim of an Islamic State attack in Afghanistan

"An Australian survivor of an Islamic State attack in Afghanistan had visited a cemetery of fallen Australian soldiers the day before he was gunned down.

The injured McDowell spoke with The Nightly from his hospital bed in Kabul, in the European Union embassy, as he waited for a transfer flight in Dubai, and on his return home to Perth."

The Nightly: Publishing the text messages of the son of a senior Chinese Government official claiming responsibility for a cyber attack that infected software used by Australia’s intelligence agencies

"Australia’s cyber intelligence agency, the Australian Signals Directorate, whose own websites are powered by the software, is publicly responding to the attack for the first time."

The Nightly: Uncovering Chinese spymasters targeting Australia’s top security research institute

 
"This is the first time a cyber offensive against Australia has been publicly attributed to written directives for intelligence activity sponsored by the Chinese Government. It is also the first time an Australian media outlet has published Chinese national security agency directives."

Interview Sky News' Sharri

Sky News' Sharri with Shadow Home Affairs and Cyber Security Minister James Paterson; The Canberra Times

The Nightly: Exposing a government conspiracy in the Iraqi jailing of Australian father Robert Pether

 
"An investigation has obtained internal Iraqi government documents revealing months of premeditated contract breaches with Mr Pether’s employer, engineering firm CME, a covertly government-paid translator, and an international trip to meet with a would-be prosecution witness."

The Nightly: Revealing a Canberra intelligence precinct cafe that had Chinese Communist Party links

 
"A Canberra cafe that serves the nation’s top spies, federal police and intelligence officials was co-owned by the spouse of a Chinese politician honoured before Xi Jinping.

In August, he received the “National Outstanding Returned Overseas Chinese and Their Relatives” award in Beijing.

The ceremony was attended by President Xi Jinping, Premier Li Qiang, and four of five other members of the Politburo Standing Committee, the Chinese Communist Party’s top leadership committee."

Interview Sky News' Sharri

 Formiche

Australian Financial Review: Uncovering the life of the accused Medibank hacker—Australia's largest data hack

"The Russian hacker accused of stealing the medical records of millions of Australians in the Medibank attack once held a legitimate day job in corporate reputation control. By night, he allegedly turned those skills to extortion, hacking a nation from his modest Moscow apartment.

An investigation by the Australian Financial Review has uncovered a decade-long trail of Aleksandr Ermakov’s online activity."

Politico Weekly Cybersecurity

The Guardian: Revealing company emails that discredit Iraqi prosecution testimony against Robert Pether

"A cache of documents has undermined key evidence that was relied upon by Iraqi authorities to jail the Australian engineer Robert Pether."

Ten's The Project: "Bombshell documents prove Aussie imprisoned in Iraq is innocent"

Analysis The Australian: Democracy needs big tech in the tent

"“Big tech support Ukraine.” Those were the words Vice-Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov proclaimed as he awarded Google, Microsoft and Amazon presidential peace prizes. Google “proved its bravery and devotion to freedom”. Microsoft “stands for truth and for peace”. Amazon “literally saved our digital infrastructure”. Each was recognised for defending Ukraine against Russian cyber devastation.

Four months later, Ukraine ally Australia recognised big tech too. But not with an award. A democracy at war lauds big tech for being “on the light side of digital”. A democracy at peace probes its democratic harm."

Co-author ABC News: Revealing Chinese Communist Party influence in Confucius Institutes worldwide

"Australian students are being taught Chinese language and culture by teaching assistants vetted by the Chinese Government for "good political quality" and a love of "the motherland".

The assistants teach Mandarin alongside Australian teachers in classrooms and universities across the country under the Confucius Institute program overseen by Chinese Government agency Hanban."