He portrayed himself as James Bond, but his spy claims were a mirage

Kenneth Easton Cook said he had unmasked a network of Australians preparing to sell out their country to the Japanese. His lies changed Australian history.
He portrayed himself as James Bond, but his spy claims were a mirage - Nick Hordern
In the 1930s, longstanding Australian fears of a Japanese invasion, and a corresponding suspicion
of the Japanese community in Australia, were fuelled by Japan’s growing military might and its brutal war
of aggression in China. Australian War Memorial