Foreign Interference - Iran in Australia
Description
In August 2025, the Australian Government announced it had evidence that the Iranian Government had directed violent criminal activities in Australia. The activities were cited as the attacks on two Jewish sites in Australia in 2024. In response to this evidence, the Australian Government expelled the Iranian ambassador and senior diplomatic staff, and will proscribe Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) as a terrorist group in Australia.
This podcast argues that Iranian activity in Australia meets the definition of foreign interference, explores the significance of these acts, and the possible risks that may be relevant to people and employers from acts of foreign interference, be they from Iran or other hostile states.