On 20/07/13 10:18 PM, System Rat wrote: > In Australia - ASIS = CIA whereas ASIO = FBI in Oz in the context of > intelligence services. Actually a more accurate comparison is that ASIO is the equivalent of MI5 and ASIS is the equivalent of MI6, except without the "self-defence" power that British subjects have (which is what Fleming used as the basis for the "license to kill" in his novels). To get an equivalent of the FBI you'd need to combine parts of the AFP, ASIO, the ACC and AUSTRAC. > No I have no idea what they get up to regrettably I am not in the > loop. :-) . In each case the attorney general overseas them but each > has its own head. Nope, not all of them. There are six (possibly seven, depending on definitions - see below) main intelligence organisations in Australia: 1) Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO); reports to the Attorney-General. 2) Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS); reports to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. 3) Office of National Assessments (ONA); reports to the Prime Minister. 4) Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO); follows Department of Defence chain of command up to the Deputy Secretary of Intelligence and Security. 5) Defence Imagery and Geospatial Organisation (DIGO); follows Department of Defence chain of command up to the Deputy Secretary of Intelligence and Security. 6) Defence Signals Directorate (DSD); follows Department of Defence chain of command up to the Deputy Secretary of Intelligence and Security. Arguably you could also include the Defence Security Authority (DSA), which deals with security policy and vetting. > PS I don't trust the current attorney general on the political level but > come the next election he will be gone I hope. You really think Tony Abbott and company will be an improvement? If the election goes that way I think you'll be disappointed. Regards, Ben
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