Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack
ASIO says the shift left counterterrorism with sufficient resources as the agency tracked fewer terror tasks and more espionage cases.
- ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess told an inquiry the agency redirected resources from counterterrorism to espionage and foreign interference investigations several years before the Sydney Hanukkah attack.
- Burgess testified before a government inquiry examining the rise of antisemitism in Australia following the Dec. 14 attack at Bondi Beach, where two gunmen killed 15 people.
- Australia’s National Terrorism Threat Level was lowered from “probable” to “possible” in November 2022 after the defeat of the Islamic State group in the Middle East.
- Burgess said ASIO increased its focus on foreign interference and espionage while still maintaining adequate resources for its counterterrorism operations.
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Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before Hanukkah attack
An Australian spy agency boss has told an inquiry he had pivoted resources away from counterterrorism to espionage a few years before two gunmen massacred 15 people at a Sydney Hanukkah celebration.
Australian spy boss says he shifted resources from counterterrorism before attack
An Australian spy agency boss has told an inquiry he had pivoted resources away from counterterrorism to espionage and foreign a few years before two gunmen massacred 15 people at Sydney Hanukkah celebration
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