ASIO boss Mike Burgess says antisemitism is his No. 1 worry

The surge in antisemitism has become Australia’s number one security concern, overtaking terrorism and foreign interference, the nation’s spy chief has claimed.

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation director-general Mike Burgess told a Senate committee that while antisemitism had long festered, he worried anti-Jewish hatred had become normalised in the aftermath of the October 7 Hamas terror attack on Israel, given international protests over its military response.

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