Australia’s terror threat level has been downgraded, with the director general of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) saying that decision was not taken lightly or made casually.
In a speech on Nov. 28, ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess said that although the country remains a potential target for terrorists, there are fewer groups who would undertake a domestic attack.
“After careful consideration and consultation, ASIO is lowering Australia’s national terrorism threat level to Possible,” he said. “A decision of this nature is not taken lightly or made casually.”
He also warned that downgrading the terror threat level did not mean the threat was extinguished….