Dutton flags more counter-espionage, defence cyberspies

By David Wroe
Updated December 27 2017 - 9:43am, first published December 21 2017 - 3:26pm
Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, during a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 23 October 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Michael Pezzullo, Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection, during a Senate estimates hearing at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 23 October 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Portrait of Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, in his office at Parliament House in Canberra on  Tuesday 19 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
Portrait of Minister for Social Services, Christian Porter, in his office at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 19 December 2017. fedpol Photo: Alex Ellinghausen

Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has flagged a boost to Australia's counter-espionage efforts and a greater domestic focus for the Defence Department's cyberspy agency as he moves to put his stamp on the new super-portfolio.

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