Cancel her press pass, problem solved.
Normal Anon, new recruits start in April if I remember correctly. Application process is months, you get probed in front and back holes and they probe your friends and family. Great career especially if you are in IT, not so great if you want a family/life. Hard for them to find good people as public sector pays a lot more.
Because the great southern land still needs protection from bad actors, and most of Asio are good blokes/shielas. Same as FBI/CIA/MI6.
It’s very important, someone’s got to watch China/Russia/Iran etc.