Jun 4, 2026 – 9.25amAustralia’s top intelligence agency has joined a rare Five Eyes warning that Chinese spies are posing as recruiters online to cultivate sources and gather sensitive government and military information.In a joint bulletin published overnight, the spy agencies from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the UK and the US warned that Chinese spies were targeting military personnel, defence and foreign affairs experts with security clearances, and people with peripheral access to government information, such as journalists, academics and think tank employees.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles