Isaac Herzog held secret meeting with Asio boss during Australia trip, intelligence agency confirms
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Australian Senator David Pocock questioned Foreign Minister Penny Wong about a secret meeting between Israeli President Isaac Herzog and Australia's director general of security, Mike Burgess, during Herzog's visit to Australia last month. The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) has confirmed the meeting. ASIO Director General Mike Burgess is considered a foreign head of state, making it "unprecedented" for him to have access to domestic intelligence agency information. The meeting was not publicly disclosed and was described as being about sensitive topics by Foreign Minister Penny Wong. The details of the meeting remain unclear. Herzog's visit to Australia took place in recent weeks.
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