Andrew Shearer is an Australian government official who, since 2020, serves as director general of the Office of National Intelligence.[1][2][3][4] He previously served as department secretary in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and as national security adviser to prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott.[5]
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Shearer studied law at the University of Melbourne and received a Master of Philosophy degree in international relations from the University of Cambridge.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Our leadership team". oni.gov.au. Office of National Intelligence. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ "The man bringing national security out of the shadows". The Australian. December 24, 2021. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ McDonald, Hamish (November 6, 2020). "Andrew Shearer is the intelligence chief with the PMs ear". The Canberra Times. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ Hurst, Daniel (October 24, 2021). "Under the radar: the Australian intelligence chief in the shadows of the Aukus deal". The Guardian. Retrieved October 20, 2024.
- ^ a b "Andrew Shearer" (PDF). house.gov. U.S. House of Representatives. Retrieved October 20, 2024.