In 2023, the federal government set up a review of the National Intelligence Community (the NIC). It was to report in the first half of 2024.
On 21 March 2025, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese released, with a flourish, the review’s report, titled “Independent Intelligence Review 2024”.
Spooks under the microscope
“There is no more important priority than keeping Australians safe,” Albanese said, although a couple of days later he reckoned that “helping with your family budget is our number one priority”. The more number one priorities, the better for Albo.