Australian spy chief Mike Burgess has been reinstated as a permanent member of the National Security Committee after initially being removed just six months into the Albanese government’s first term.
Major Labor backflip as ASIO chief Mike Burgess is reinstated as a permanent member of the National Security Committee less than two years after his removal
It’s understood this change was made only recently and comes amid an explosion in espionage and foreign interference in Australia. The FOI shows the Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus wrote to Mr Burgess on January 9, 2023, thanking him for his contribution. Under the decision, both Mr Burgess and Australian Secret Intelligence Service Director-General Kerri Hartlan were officially removed as permanent members.
“The Albanese Government should never have removed any of our intelligence agency heads from the national security committee,” he said.
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