ASIO boss reveals multiple nations plotted to murder critics in Australia

Intelligence officials have disrupted numerous attempts by hostile countries to kill or harm critics in Australia, and in one recent operation even thwarted a plot to lure an unsuspecting human rights activist overseas, who was to be silenced in an “accident”.

The boss of the country’s domestic intelligence agency has delivered his annual threat assessment, where he’s also expressed concern antisemitic attacks have “not yet plateaued” here, and warned Russia could soon conduct sabotage against Australia.

In a wide-ranging speech, Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) director-general Mike Burgess has detailed how his organisation has identified “at least three” different countries plotting to “physically harm people” living here.

“In a small number of cases, we held grave fears for the life of the person being targeted. In one operation, a foreign intelligence service wanted to silence an Australia-based human rights activist,” Mr Burgess said on Wednesday evening.

Read more: ABC News (Australia)