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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...

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