Back منظمة الأمن والاستخبارات الأسترالية Arabic Australian Security Intelligence Organisation German Australian Security Intelligence Organisation French ארגון הביון והביטחון האוסטרלי HE Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Croatian Australian Security Intelligence Organisation ID Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Italian オーストラリア保安情報機構 Japanese ASIO JV A.S.I.O. LT
35°17′33.6″S 149°8′40.1″E / 35.292667°S 149.144472°E The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO /ˈeɪzioʊ/) is the domestic intelligence and national security agency of the Commonwealth of Australia, responsible for the protection of the country and its citizens from espionage, sabotage, acts of foreign interference, politically motivated violence, terrorism and attacks on the national defence system.[1][2] ASIO is a primary entity of the Australian Intelligence Community.
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| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 16 March 1949 |
| Jurisdiction | Commonwealth of Australia |
| Headquarters | Ben Chifley Building, 70 Constitution avenue, Parkes, Australian Capital Territory |
| Employees | 1,980 (average staffing level 2017–18)[3]: 7 |
| Annual budget | A$594.3 million (US$446.84 million) (2024–25)[4] |
| Minister responsible | |
| Agency executive | |
| Parent department | Attorney-General's Department |
| Website | https://www.asio.gov.au/ |
ASIO has a wide range of surveillance powers to collect human and signals intelligence. Generally, ASIO operations requiring police powers of arrest and detention under warrant are co-ordinated with the Australian Federal Police and/or with state and territory police forces.[6] The organisation is comparable to that of the FBI (US) and MI5 (UK).[6]
ASIO Central Office is in Canberra, with a local office being located in each mainland state and territory capital.[7] A new $630 million Central Office, Ben Chifley Building, named after Ben Chifley, prime minister when ASIO was created, was officially opened by then prime minister Kevin Rudd on 23 July 2013.[8]
- ^ "Australian Security Intelligence Organisation Act 1979". Office of Legislative Drafting and Publishing. 2 April 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- ^ "About ASIO". Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Archived from the original on 27 February 2016.
- ^ "ASIO Annual Report 2017–18" (PDF). Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. 25 September 2018. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 October 2022. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
- ^ "ASIO-Entity resources and planned performance" (PDF). Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. 14 May 2024.
- ^ Livingston, Angus (8 August 2019). "New ASIO boss had decades in tech security". Bega District News. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ a b "ASIO Frequently Asked Questions". Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Archived from the original on 28 October 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- ^ "ASIO Contact Information Page". Australian Security Intelligence Organisation. Archived from the original on 24 October 2007. Retrieved 30 October 2007.
- ^ "Rudd opens new ASIO headquarters in Canberra". ABC News. 23 July 2013. Retrieved 26 July 2013.