‘Disturbing’: Govt slammed after removing intelligence chiefs from National Security Committee

Former defence intelligence analyst Paul Monk has criticised the Albanese government's move to remove two of Australia’s most senior intelligence bosses from a top security body. ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess and ASIS Director-General Kerri Hartland have been removed from the National Security Committee of Cabinet. “I’m deeply disturbed by this development as with other things that have gone along with it,” Mr Monk told Sky News host Sharri Markson. “I’ve got to be brutally frank and say if I were to lead a Coalition government into office tomorrow, the first order of business would be to reverse the decisions that have been made. “I would sack Glyn Davis frankly and would give Peter Varghese his marching orders.”