Australia arrests couple in alleged Russia-linked espionage plot

Authorities warn of more foreign agents seeking to infiltrate public bodies

20240712 Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw

Australian Federal Police Commissioner Reece Kershaw speaks about the arrest of an Australian Army private and her husband, who are accused of spying for Russia, in Canberra on July 12. (Australian Federal Police via AP)

SHAUN TURTON, Nikkei staff writer

SYDNEY -- Australia has arrested two Russian-born Australian citizens and charged them with espionage as authorities warn that the threat from foreign agents is growing. 

The Australian Federal Police (AFP) accused the couple --  a 40-year-old army private and her 62-year-old husband -- of working together to access defense material that they intended to share with Russian authorities.

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