Asio chief says intelligence is ‘not here to be politicised’ after Dutton accuses Labor

Mike Burgess' intervention comes days after the defence minister claimed the Chinese government had picked Anthony Albanese as their candidate'

The Asio chief has declared that his intelligence agency is not here to be politicised", vowing to defend its independence after the leak of details of an alleged foreign interference plot.

Mike Burgess confirmed he held no concerns about any Labor candidates at the next federal election, and people should definitely not" assume an Asio employee was responsible when news reports attributed information to security sources".