ASIO working to prevent foreign spies from stealing Australian coronavirus vaccine research

 Scientists searching for a COVID-19 vaccine have received assistance from an unlikely source — Australia's top spies.


The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has been working with medical institutions and scientific organisations to ensure their highly sought-after research is not stolen.


The threat comes at a time when the nation's defence and space sectors are already being targeted, and there are more foreign spies in Australia than ever before.


Read more: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-08-24/asio-preventing-theft-of-australian-coronavirus-vaccine-research/12584206 

A man in full PPE injecting something into a test tube while another man watches

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