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| − | The [[Australian Secret Intelligence Service]] is Australia's overseas secret HUMINT (human intelligence) collection agency.<ref>[http://www.asis.gov.au/About-Us/Mission-and-Values.html Mission and Values], Australian Secret Intelligence Service, accessed 28 December 2011.</ref> | + | The [[Australian Secret Intelligence Service]] is Australia's overseas secret HUMINT (human intelligence) collection agency.<ref name="merged_f26b944dd5">[http://www.asis.gov.au/About-Us/Mission-and-Values.html Mission and Values], Australian Secret Intelligence Service, accessed 28 December 2011.</ref> |
==People== | ==People== | ||
===Leadership checked in November 2026=== | ===Leadership checked in November 2026=== | ||
| − | The official [[Australian Secret Intelligence Service|ASIS]] leadership page identifies [[Kerri Hartland]] as Director-General of the [[Australian Secret Intelligence Service]]. Her public account describes earlier roles including Deputy Director-General of the [[Australian Security Intelligence Organisation]].<ref | + | The official [[Australian Secret Intelligence Service|ASIS]] leadership page identifies [[Kerri Hartland]] as Director-General of the [[Australian Secret Intelligence Service]]. Her public account describes earlier roles including Deputy Director-General of the [[Australian Security Intelligence Organisation]].<ref name="infobox2026_leader"/> |
===Selected historical appointments=== | ===Selected historical appointments=== | ||
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*[[Rex Stevenson]] Acting capacity 25 November 1992, appointed 9 December 1992-28 February 1998. | *[[Rex Stevenson]] Acting capacity 25 November 1992, appointed 9 December 1992-28 February 1998. | ||
*[[Allan Taylor]] 1 March 1998-28 February 2003 | *[[Allan Taylor]] 1 March 1998-28 February 2003 | ||
| − | *[[David Irvine]] appointed 1 March 2003<ref>[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2F2007-05-28%2F0221;query=Id%3Achamber%2Fhansardr%2F2007-05-28%2F0000 QUESTIONS IN WRITING Australian Secret Intelligence Service ], Parliament of Australia, 28 May 2007.</ref> | + | *[[David Irvine]] appointed 1 March 2003<ref name="merged_13e23c6d10">[http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;db=CHAMBER;id=chamber%2Fhansardr%2F2007-05-28%2F0221;query=Id%3Achamber%2Fhansardr%2F2007-05-28%2F0000 QUESTIONS IN WRITING Australian Secret Intelligence Service ], Parliament of Australia, 28 May 2007.</ref> |
| − | *[[Nick Warner]] appointed 17 August 2009.<ref>[http://www.asis.gov.au/About-Us/Message-from-DG.html Message from the Director-General], Secret Intelligence Service, accessed 28 December 2011.</ref> | + | *[[Nick Warner]] appointed 17 August 2009.<ref name="merged_6b41bd6c5c">[http://www.asis.gov.au/About-Us/Message-from-DG.html Message from the Director-General], Secret Intelligence Service, accessed 28 December 2011.</ref> |
==External resources== | ==External resources== | ||
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==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
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[[Category:Spooks]][[Category:Australia]] | [[Category:Spooks]][[Category:Australia]] | ||
Revision as of 00:30, 7 November 2026
| Australian Secret Intelligence Service
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| Logo |  The R. G. Casey Building in Canberra, headquarters of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. |
| Type | Foreign human-intelligence service; non-corporate Commonwealth entity[1] |
| Founded | 13 May 1952[1] |
| Status | Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio; responsible to the Minister for Foreign Affairs[2] |
| Headquarters | R. G. Casey Building, Barton, Canberra[1] |
| Area served | Australia; overseas intelligence collection |
| Services | Foreign intelligence collection and distribution; counter-intelligence; overseas intelligence liaison[1] |
| Key people | Kerri Hartland — Director-General (official page checked November 2026)[3] |
| Website | Official website |
| Remarks | Moved from Melbourne to Canberra in the 1980s; ministerial authority shifted to Foreign Affairs in 1954[2] |
The Australian Secret Intelligence Service is Australia's overseas secret HUMINT (human intelligence) collection agency.[4]
People
Leadership checked in November 2026
The official ASIS leadership page identifies Kerri Hartland as Director-General of the Australian Secret Intelligence Service. Her public account describes earlier roles including Deputy Director-General of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation.[3]
Selected historical appointments
- Alfred Brooks 13 May 1952-22 August 1957
- Ralph Harry 23 August 1957-31 March 1960
- William Robertson (Acting Capacity) 1 ASpril 1960-31 August 1960
- General Sir Walter Cawthorn 1 September 1960-2 July 1968
- William Robertson 3 July 1968-7 November 1975
- Ian Kennison 8 November 1975-10 July 1981
- John Ryan 5 November 1981-21 December 1983.
- Brigadier James Furner 27 February 1984-24 November 1992.
- Rex Stevenson Acting capacity 25 November 1992, appointed 9 December 1992-28 February 1998.
- Allan Taylor 1 March 1998-28 February 2003
- David Irvine appointed 1 March 2003[5]
- Nick Warner appointed 17 August 2009.[6]
External resources
- East Timor spying scandal: Tony Abbott defends ASIO raids on lawyer Bernard Collaery's offices, ABC News, 4 December 2013.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Australian Government Directory, "Australian Secret Intelligence Service", undated, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Australian Secret Intelligence Service, "Our story", undated, accessed 6 November 2026.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Australian Secret Intelligence Service, Our leadership (undated), accessed 6 November 2026 (Europe/London, GMT).
- ↑ Mission and Values, Australian Secret Intelligence Service, accessed 28 December 2011.
- ↑ QUESTIONS IN WRITING Australian Secret Intelligence Service , Parliament of Australia, 28 May 2007.
- ↑ Message from the Director-General, Secret Intelligence Service, accessed 28 December 2011.