Australia spy chief warns of rising threat of Iran-backed terrorism
"The number of ASIO officers working on our counter-terrorism mission in 2025 was almost double the number from 2005.
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A former Australian resident living in Iraq directed the attack on Melbourne Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024, the head of ASIO Mike Burgess has revealed. "We increased CT resourcing when we raised the threat level in 2024 and it continued to grow in the months before Bondi. An Australian citizen living in Iran who was a senior member of its Revolutionary Guards orchestrated a major antisemitic firebomb attack in Sydney, Australia's spy chief said Wednesday.
Furthermore, Giving an annual threat assessment, Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said he was also concerned that an Iranian group active in Europe could conduct further attacks or an assassination in Australia. ASIO’s Mike Burgess says war in Middle East could fuel further violence by Tehran-aligned groups abroad. Australia's domestic spy chief, Mike Burgess, has defended the agency's resourcing decisions in the years leading up to the Bondi terror attack, arguing his agency is grappling with an "unprecedented" volume of threats.
In addition, Australian citizen working as spy for Iran ‘orchestrated’ Bondi firebombing, Asio boss says. The alleged homegrown ties to Australia’s “summer of antisemitism” were contained in a wide-ranging speech given by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) director general, Mike Burgess, on Wednesday night.
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A former Australian resident living in Iraq directed the attack on Melbourne Adass Israel Synagogue in December 2024, the head of ASIO Mike Burgess has revealed.
according to The Conversation - Australia"We increased CT resourcing when we raised the threat level in 2024 and it continued to grow in the months before Bondi.
according to The Conversation - AustraliaAn Australian citizen living in Iran who was a senior member of its Revolutionary Guards orchestrated a major antisemitic firebomb attack in Sydney, Australia's spy chief said Wednesday.
according to Al-MonitorGiving an annual threat assessment, Mike Burgess, director-general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO), said he was also concerned that an Iranian group active in Europe could conduct further attacks or an assassination in Australia.
according to Al-MonitorASIO’s Mike Burgess says war in Middle East could fuel further violence by Tehran-aligned groups abroad
according to Financial Times - World +2Australia's domestic spy chief, Mike Burgess, has defended the agency's resourcing decisions in the years leading up to the Bondi terror attack, arguing his agency is grappling with an "unprecedented" volume of threats.
according to ABC News Australia +2Australian citizen working as spy for Iran ‘orchestrated’ Bondi firebombing, Asio boss says.
according to The Guardian - World +1The alleged homegrown ties to Australia’s “summer of antisemitism” were contained in a wide-ranging speech given by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (Asio) director general, Mike Burgess, on Wednesday night.
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