Part 1/10:

The Threats to Australian Security and the Middle East: A Closer Look

Revealing the Hidden Risks of Industrial Espionage

In a candid speech, Burgess delivers a stark warning about the fragility of Australia's intellectual property and the ever-present danger of international espionage. He narrates a compelling anecdote involving an overseas delegation, though he refrains from naming the specific country involved. During an official tour at a secret horticultural facility, a delegation member clandestinely entered a restricted laboratory, captured photographs of rare and valuable fruit trees, and removed plant material—branches from a protected specimen—that had been strategically snapped off.