Threat of foreign spies 'big wake up call'

By Daniel McCulloch and Paul Osborne
Updated February 25 2020 - 4:38pm, first published 4:33pm
ASIO boss Mike Burgess says the level of espionage in Australia is higher than during the Cold War.
ASIO boss Mike Burgess says the level of espionage in Australia is higher than during the Cold War.

Australian universities and businesses have been warned they face an unprecedented threat of foreign interference.

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