ASIO boss warns of ‘realistic possibility’ foreign government could attempt to kill a dissident in Australia
- Written by Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
The Australia Security Intelligence Organisation believes there is a “realistic possibility” a foreign government will try to assassinate a “perceived dissident” in Australia, ASIO’s boss Mike Burgess has revealed.
Delivering the 2025 Lowy lecture on Tuesday, Burgess said: “This threat is real.
"We believe there...













