This affair of ASIO suddenly advising of a spy from 6 years back - who shouldn't be named , is a worry: the worry being what else are they hiding? And, what power does ASIO have over elected politicians when they have readily agree that the spy uncovered should not be named.

In the US, there has been a suggestion that intelligence agencies might be taking over that country: that the US has become a 'defacto military security state'; that 'decades of destabilising and overthrowing foreign governments' has been 'turned inwards against their own people', with references to 'domestic terrorism, Catholics, Trumpers, protesters and Christian Nationalists'. Interfering in domestic politics, in other words.

Now, it would a big stretch to suggest any little old organisation in Australia has ever had, or will ever have the power of US intelligence; but how come the head of ASIO has been able to silence both the Prime Minister and the Leader of the Opposition?

This alleged spy is still with us, reported to still move in exalted circles, and still has influence. He/she should be dealt with, and to hell with what the head of ASIO says.

Anything is possible in the murky world of the public ‘service’, including ASIO.

Maurice Newman AC, ex-Chairman of the ABC, businessman and political commentator writes:

“Without the public realising it bureaucrats have successfully inverted the democratic system. They now set the policy agenda while left-leaning, elected representatives, from all sides, do their bidding”.

Burgess says, ‘Don't name the traitor’. Albanese says ‘OK’, as does Dutton.

Authority now “resides within the Marxist-Leninist bureaucracies”, but the announcements are left to politicians mainly for “theatre and used for election purposes”.

Authority now resides with the Marxist/Leninist
bureaucrats?

Really?

Why be so selective and narrow?

What about the Maoists, White supremacists, Colonials,
Monarchists, and lets not forget the traditionalists -
the One Nation crowd.

Power dynamics anyone?

Hi Foxy, ttbn and mhaze

Why has Mike Burgess decided on a highly political aspect of Security now?

Fact is 58yo Mike's standard 5 year stint as Director-General ASIO is ending on 16 September 2024 (or even 30 June 2024) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Burgess_(intelligence_chief)

So Mike can afford to be outspoken about some of our "esteemed" ex and even current politicians being in the pay of China.

Politicians are not immune from the shame and even legal sanctions that treason brings.

Mavs

Hi Maverick, (Mavs),

It will be interesting to see whether anything else
develops out of all this. Or whether it will just
die out.

Hi Foxy

There is half a chance naming will happen when Parliament returns on 18 March for a grandstanding opportunity and Parliamentary privilege/immunity from defamation applying.

The Dutzi Lads, Question Time, House of Reps, 19 March, might be a car crash on Dutton's road to fame.

Mavs