Mike Burgess tells parliamentary committee comparison to Hong Kong’s new national security law is ‘beyond the pale’
Australian intelligence chiefs have sought to allay fears Asio could use expanded compulsory questioning powers to target Black Lives Matter protesters.
Mike Burgess, the director general of security, also told a parliamentary inquiry on Friday he was offended by a “beyond the pale” suggestion that an aspect of the proposed powers was broader than the wording of Hong Kong’s new national security law.
Continue reading…Mike Burgess tells parliamentary committee comparison to Hong Kong’s new national security law is ‘beyond the pale’Australian intelligence chiefs have sought to allay fears Asio could use expanded compulsory questioning powers to target Black Lives Matter protesters.Mike Burgess, the director general of security, also told a parliamentary inquiry on Friday he was offended by a “beyond the pale” suggestion that an aspect of the proposed powers was broader than the wording of Hong Kong’s new national security law. Continue reading…