Mike Burgess
Mike Burgess is an Australian intelligence officer currently serving as the Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO). He has been in this role since 2019 and was reappointed for another five-year term in 2022. Burgess is recognized for his strong stance on national security, particularly in relation to countering foreign interference and terrorism. His leadership has been marked by a focus on the threats posed by authoritarian regimes, with particular attention to Russia and Iran, as well as the growing risks associated with cyber warfare. Under his direction, ASIO has successfully thwarted numerous plots aimed at undermining Australia's sovereignty and security.
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Countries Mentioned
| Country | Mentions | Sentiment | Dominance | + Persistence | x Population | = Reach | x GDP (millions) | = Power |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | 1 | 7.00 | 0.20% | +0% | 25,499,884 | 51,102 | $1,380,000 | 2,766$ |
| Totals | 1 | 25,499,884 | 51,102 | $1,380,000 | 2,766$ |
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Recent Mentions
Australia:
Mike Burgess is the ASIO boss who warned that prominent Jewish Australians could be targeted for assassination by Iran.
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Australia:
Inman Grant pointed to ASIO’s assessment that the terrorism threat level remains probable and warnings from director-general Mike Burgess about online radicalisation.
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Australia:
Butler said: 'We fully support the work of the ASIO director, Mike Burgess, he’s a terrific public servant.'
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Australia:
Mike Burgess is the director-general of ASIO who presented an annual threat assessment.
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Australia:
Australian Security Intelligence Organisation chief Mike Burgess revealed he was working with the government to improve the nation's terror threat warning system.
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Australia:
The director-general of ASIO, Mike Burgess, gave this revealing insight during his annual national threat assessment last week.
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Australia:
ASIO boss Mike Burgess criticises terror threat level.
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Australia:
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess used his latest annual threat assessment to voice his fears about a shadowy Iranian-linked group.
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Australia:
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess stated that the Commonwealth had made several public interest immunity claims to block public release of documents.
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Australia:
ASIO boss Mike Burgess confirmed Naveed had also been subject to 'residual risk processes' in NSW in 2022.
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