Asio chief says person who likes tweet supporting 7 October attacks on Israel could fail visa security test

In wake of Coalition criticism, Mike Burgess says support for Palestine not a problem but support for Hamas could rule out ability to come to Australia

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A person who likes a tweet supporting the 7 October Hamas attacks on Israel will not pass a security assessment for an Australian visa, the head of the Asio spy agency has said.

Mike Burgess used an interview with the ABC's 7.30 program on Tuesday to hit back at people who had distorted" what he had previously said about the security vetting process for Palestinians seeking to come to Australia.

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