Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says
📍 Where it landed
{ "epilogue": "The Australian spy chief reported that IRGC agents and an Australian citizen working as a spy for Iran lived in the country before orchestrating attacks and firebombing targets in Sydney and Melbourne. Amid these revelations, ASIO officials warned of unprecedented security threats, a degrading security environment, and growing terrorism and cyber threats.
Following these statements, coverage of the trend quieted without a definitive conclusion." }
Epilogue added 39d ago, after coverage quieted.
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"Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the World sector, tracked across 8 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
Key reporting was led by The Times of Israel, Reuters, Bloomberg and SMH.com.au. Coverage velocity and cross-outlet momentum were measured using Newsylist open coverage telemetry.
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Iranian agents lived in Australia before directing attacks on Sydney and Melbourne, spy chief says AP News · 135d ago broke it first
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