The Australian Intelligence Community

The Australian Intelligence Community, or AIC, is an informal term used to describe the six Australian security and intelligence agencies. These agencies perform specific tasks as outlined below

The Office of National Assessments (ONA) produces all-source assessments on international political, strategic and economic developments to the Prime Minister, senior ministers in the National Security Committee of Cabinet, and senior officials of government departments.

The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is Australia's national security service.

The Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS) is Australia’s overseas secret HUMINT (human intelligence) collection agency.

The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) is responsible for collection, analysis and distribution of foreign signals intelligence (known as sigint) and is the national authority on communications and computer security (known as infosec).

The Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO) is an intelligence assessment agency that provides services and advice at the national level.

The Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO) was established by amalgamating the Australian Imagery Organisation and Directorate of Strategic Military Geographic Information, and the Defence Topographic Agency to provide geospatial intelligence, from imagery and other sources, in support of Australia's defence and national interests.

Additional information is available through the following link: https://www.igis.gov.au/australian-intelligence-community