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Mike Burgess aims to take Australia into global intelligence premier league

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ASIO Director General Mike Burgess. © AAPIMAGE via Reuters Connect

The current head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) and former head of the Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is a living symbol of the Australian intelligence sector's determination to raise its game to meet the perceived threat posed by China. [...] (808 words)

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