Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Australian domestic intelligence agency
Organization security_agency Q782740
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Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

Summary

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is a security agency[1]. It draws 394 Wikipedia views per month (security_agency category, ranking #9 of 39).[2]

Key Facts

  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's field of work was counterintelligence[3].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is located in Australian Capital Territory[4].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation is in the country of Australia[5].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's instance of is recorded as security agency[6].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's instance of is recorded as intelligence agency[7].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's instance of is recorded as Government body of Australia[8].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's founder is recorded as Ben Chifley[9].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's headquarters location is recorded as Ben Chifley Building[10].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's Commons category is recorded as Australian Security Intelligence Organisation[11].
  • +1949-03-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Australian Security Intelligence Organisation[12].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's parent organization or unit is recorded as Attorney-General's Department[13].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's official website is recorded as http://www.asio.gov.au/[14].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's applies to jurisdiction is recorded as Australia[15].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ASIO'}[16].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's different from is recorded as Australian Secret Intelligence Service[17].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's position held by head of the organization is recorded as Director-General of Security[18].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+15515'}[19].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+19718'}[20].
  • Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's social media followers is recorded as {'amount': '+21943'}[21].

Body

Founding

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's founder is recorded as Ben Chifley[9]. +1949-03-16T00:00:00Z marks the founding of it[12].

Identity

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'ASIO'}[16].

Operations

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's headquarters location is recorded as Ben Chifley Building[10]. Its parent organization or unit is recorded as Attorney-General's Department[13].

Industry

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation's field of work was counterintelligence[3].

Why It Matters

Australian Security Intelligence Organisation draws 394 Wikipedia views per month (security_agency category, ranking #9 of 39).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 15 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[22] It is known by 8 alternative names across languages and contexts.[23]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] . wikidata.org.
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  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [23] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 24d ago · Salil Kumar Mukherjee · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Position held by head of the organization Director-General of Security
    Parent organization or unit Attorney-General's Department
    Website
    Applies to jurisdiction Australia
    + 19 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update:2||1|1 */ [[Property:P159]]: [[Q47717003]]"
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