ASIO disrupted a 'nest of spies' operated by the Indian government in Australia ... trends now
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Indian spies were kicked out of Australia by the former Scott Morrison government, accused of trying to get classified information about our trading partnerships and sensitive information concerning national security, officials have revealed.
Intelligence officials from the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), managed to disrupt the spy ring in 2020.
The agency was alerted to a range of activities allegedly being conducted by the operatives who were closely monitoring Indians living in Australia.
The so-called 'nest of spies' from India also formed close relationships with several current and former Australians politicians, the ABC reported.
ASIO officials managed to detect and disrupt a 'nest of spies' from India's foreign intelligence agency, who tried to access classified information (pictured ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess)
ASIO director general Mike Burgess first alluded to the spy ring in his annual threat assessment delivered at the agency's Canberra headquarters in 2021 but didn't name the country.
'The spies developed targeted relationships with current and former politicians, a foreign embassy and a state police service,' he said at the time.
'They monitored their country's diaspora community. They tried to obtain classified information about Australia's trade relationships.
'They asked a public servant to provide information on security protocols at a major airport.'
Australian national security officials and senior government figures have now told the ABC that the
