ASIO told the newly elected Albanese government in mid-2022 to lower Australia's national terror alert level to 'possible', but Labor stalled on the advice for almost half a year before enacting it.
The Albanese government took several months to lower Australia's terrorism threat level from "probable" to "possible" in 2022.
Domestic intelligence agency ASIO told the newly elected Albanese government in mid-2022 that Australia's national terror alert level should be lowered to "possible", but Labor stalled on the advice for almost half a year before enacting it. Earlier that year, while the Morrison government was still in office, Mr Burgess had publicly signalled the prospect of a terrorist attack in Australia had reduced when he delivered his Annual Threat Assessment, shortly before the May federal poll.
A source with knowledge of the National Security Committee's deliberations in 2022 said there were months of discussions over when it would be appropriate to announce the major policy shift.
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