Ex-US spy boss says Russian agents want Australian secrets


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Russian spies are keener than ever for Australia’s secrets and are keeping our national security agency busier than ever before. The country’s support for Ukraine and rise on the global stage due to arrangements such as AUKUS are behind the growing target on its back, according to former American intelligence chief Mike Rogers. And it’s a threat that has skyrocketed in the past five years, he told the Sydney Morning Herald. Mr Rogers warned the nuclear-powered submarine technology Australia is due to get from the US and UK under its mighty military marriage will increase the risk that Russian spies...