Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ASIO ordered independent review into Bondi terror case, stands by 2019 assessment

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has revealed he ordered an independent review into his agency's 2019 determination that alleged Bondi gunmen Naveed and Sajid Akram did not intend to engage in acts ...
The Guardian

ABC airs former Asio agent’s claims that Bondi shooters were radicalised years ago, despite agency’s criticism

Four Corners reported comments by ‘Marcus’ alleging agency was warned Sajid and Naveed Akram supported Islamic State Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Sign up for Guardian ...
Sydney Morning Herald

ASIO v ABC: Broadcaster stands by Bondi investigation after spy agency rebuke

ASIO has issued a rare public statement declaring it holds “grave concerns” about the accuracy of an ABC investigation into the Bondi massacre set to air on Four Corners on Monday night and warning of ...
Couriermail

ASIO warns of ‘further action’ against ABC over Four Corners’ Bondi investigation

The national broadcaster will air the second episode of its two-part investigation into the December 14 massacre, when Naveed Akram and his father Sajid allegedly murdered 15 people at a Hanukkah ...
Daily Mail

Ex-ASIO agent makes startling claim Bondi Beach terrorist Sajid Akram voiced support for IS years before attack

An ex-ASIO spy claims they had raised concerns about Bondi Beach terrorist Sajid Akram voicing support for Islamic State six years before the attack. Sajid, 50, killed 15 people in the December 14 ...
Sky News Australia

ASIO warns ABC against airing 'false claims' in investigation into Bondi Beach terror attack

ASIO warned the ABC against “claims it cannot substantiate” amid concerns about the accuracy of its two-part Four Corners investigation. ASIO said in a statement that the Four Corners’ claims ...
The Daily Telegraph

Secret ASIO ‘influence’ advisor paid more than spy agency’s second-in command

Australia’s spy agency is under pressure to explain why an officer leading their “influence agenda” is being paid more than a second-in-command. This comes as ASIO issued an unprecedented public ...
Australian Broadcasting Corporation

ASIO was told about Bondi shooter's terrorist links years before attack, former spy claims

Former undercover agent "Marcus" has provided a detailed account of how the younger of the two Bondi terrorists associated with an Islamic State cell. Marcus says he shared intelligence about Naveed ...
Sydney Morning Herald

‘Baseless assertions’: ASIO boss defends failure to prevent Bondi attack

ASIO boss Mike Burgess has defended his organisation’s inability to prevent the worst terror attack in Australian history, saying an internal review commissioned ...
The Australian Financial Review

Ex-ASIO agent says he raised alarm on Bondi shooter’s terror links in 2019

A former undercover agent claims he tipped off Australia’s domestic spy agency that the alleged gunman behind December’s Bondi terrorist attack had become radicalised six years earlier, amid questions ...
SBS

A 'present, costly danger': ASIO director details 'relentless' acts of international espionage

ASIO director-general Mike Burgess has warned foreign spy agencies are "aggressively targeting" a range of sectors, as well as taking a "very unhealthy interest in AUKUS". ASIO director-general Mike ...
The Australian Financial Review

ASIC scrubs director data after Chalmers, ASIO intervention

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has intervened to urge the corporate regulator to remove the residential addresses of directors from its public-facing database after ASIO ...