ASIO an expensive, blunt tool in combating Chinese interference

The shooting at Bondi Beach and the subsequent publication of the interim report on antisemitism in Australia has put the operations of the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO) under the spotlight. Questions are asked he asked About whether ASIO’s failure to prioritize counter-terrorism has created a situation where “espionage trumps terrorism”.

It has now become clear to the public that there is a situation. contention within the organization on whether ASIO should “start ranking diaspora communities by threat level” and while still focusing on China, ignoring the priorities of communities such as “Eritrean Australians”.