ASIO
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Burgess, director-general of ASIO, told media the shift in the national security threat away from religiously motivated terrorism was being fueled by disinformation surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and other global events.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 2, 2021
The Australian Research Council said ASIO, along with Home Affairs, had also increased vetting of government-funded projects at the country’s universities.
From Reuters • Mar. 19, 2021
The 32-year-old ended up dead in a Melbourne hotel room in March after reportedly approaching ASIO, Australia's counterespionage agency.
From Fox News • May 1, 2020
Duncan Lewis, secretary general at Australia's top spy agency ASIO, said the organisation has never practiced torture and it never would.
From BBC • Sep. 22, 2014
It said, in substance, that the U.S. agency might be forced to cut its ties to ASIO.
From Time Magazine Archive
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