Three Foreign Nations Prepared for Assassinations on Australian Soil
The director-general of ASIO, Mike Burgess, has issued a stark warning about the threat posed by foreign countries willing to carry out assassinations in Australia. Speaking at the Lowy Institute in Sydney Town Hall, he revealed that at least three nations possess both the willingness and capability to conduct lethal targeting within the country.
Details of the Threat
Burgess refrained from naming specific countries but emphasized the real and growing danger. He indicated that these foreign governments might obscure their involvement by employing “criminal cut-outs,” a tactic previously used by Iran in orchestrating anti-Semitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
“Given the degrading trajectory of our security environment and the growing willingness of regimes to conduct high-harm operations, ASIO assesses there is a realistic possibility a foreign government will attempt to assassinate a perceived dissident in Australia. This threat is real.”
Highlighting the severity, Burgess stated:
“We believe there are at least three nations willing and capable of conducting lethal targeting here. It is entirely possible the regimes would try to hide their involvement by hiring criminal cut outs, as Iran did when directing its arson attacks.”
Impact on Australian Society
Beyond external threats, the ASIO chief warned of internal challenges, noting that social cohesion within Australia is deteriorating. This is attributed to a variety of overlapping threats, including growing intolerance and anti-authority sentiments spreading at an unprecedented rate.
The country’s social cohesion is “fraying” due to “multiple, cascading and intersecting threats,” with intolerance and anti-authority beliefs rising sharply.
Summary
ASIO's chief highlights a credible threat from at least three foreign states targeting dissidents in Australia while cautioning about internal divisions driven by escalating intolerance and defiance.
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