What is the Australian version of CIA?

Australian Secret Intelligence Service

Agency overview
Minister responsible	Marise Payne, Minister for Foreign Affairs
Agency executive	Paul Symon, Director-General
Parent agency	Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade
Website	asis.gov.au

What is Australia’s version of FBI?

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Agency overview
Formed	16 March 1949
Jurisdiction	Commonwealth of Australia
Headquarters	Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
Employees	1,980 (average staffing level 2017–18)

Does Australia have a secret service?

International work, for a national purpose. We are Australia’s overseas secret intelligence agency. We collect and distribute foreign intelligence to protect Australia’s security and promote Australia’s interests. We are Australia’s overseas secret intelligence agency.

What is Australia’s NSA?

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is Australia’s national security service with the main role is to gather information and produce intelligence that will enable it to warn the government about activities or situations that might endanger Australia’s national security.

Can an Australian work for the CIA?

You must be an Australian Citizen. We cannot progress your application if you are awaiting citizenship. Approval to hold and maintain a Top Secret (positive vet) clearance.

Is Pine Gap a real place in Australia?

Pine Gap is the commonly used name for a US satellite surveillance base and Australian Earth station approximately 18 kilometres (11 mi) south-west of the town of Alice Springs, Northern Territory in the centre of Australia which is jointly operated by Australia and the United States.

What is Australia’s current threat level?

PROBABLE
Australia’s general terrorism threat level remains at PROBABLE. Credible intelligence, assessed by our security agencies, indicates that individuals or groups have the intent and capability to conduct a terrorist attack in Australia.

What do ASIS agents do?

About ASIS. What does ASIS do? ASIS is Australia’s foreign intelligence collection agency. Our main function is to collect and distribute secret foreign intelligence, information which would be otherwise unavailable to Australia, in order to protect Australia and further Australian interests.

What is the difference between CIA SAD and CIA paramilitaries?

CIA Paramilitaries are typically ex-military personnel and veterans of military special operations units such as the Green Berets or Marine Force Recon. SAD also recruits from within the Agency. Regardless of background, SAD operators undergo extensive specialized training.

What is the CIA Special Activities Division (SAD)?

CIA Special Activities Division (SAD) / Special Operations Group. The Special Activities Division (SAD) is the Central Intelligence Agency’s (CIA) covert paramilitary operations unit. They are one of America’s most secretive and lowest profile special ops organizations. The Special Activities Division,…

What is the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)?

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service is the overseas spy agency. Like the CIA in the United States, it collects human intelligence — which is jargon for recruiting a network of contacts who provide information to handlers.

What is the difference between sad and Special Operations Division?

SAD also recruits from within the Agency. Regardless of background, SAD operators undergo extensive specialized training. Special Activities Division typically carry out deniable covert operations on foreign soil. CIA Special Operations Group Paramilitiaries are trained in