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ASIO warns of 'unprecedented threats' and defends pre-Bondi resourcing
Key takeaways
- Mike Burgess says ASIO has foiled 31 major terrorism plots since 2014.
- ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has used a major speech to defend the agency's resourcing decisions in the years before the Bondi terror attack.
- Its resourcing has become a point of focus at the Bondi royal commission, focusing on the balance between counter-espionage and counter-terror work.
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Mike Burgess says ASIO has foiled 31 major terrorism plots since 2014. (ABC News: Matt Roberts)
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has used a major speech to defend the agency's resourcing decisions in the years before the Bondi terror attack.
Its resourcing has become a point of focus at the Bondi royal commission, focusing on the balance between counter-espionage and counter-terror work.
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