Andrew Shearer
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| Born | 1966 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Australian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | University of Melbourne, University of Cambridge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Member of | Center for Strategic and International Studies, Chevening Scholarship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Interests | Jake Sullivan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior Australian spook. Central role in the machinations around cancelling a $90 billion French submarine contract, in order to instead order 8 US nuclear submarines for $360 billion, in what became known as AUKUS.
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Andrew Shearer is an Australian spook[1][2] who is "close to senior US officials".[3] He played a central role in the 2021 machinations around cancelling a $90 billion French contract for 12 submarines, in order to instead order 8 US nuclear submarines for $360 billion, to be ready by 2060, in what became known as AUKUS[4].
True loyalty
“We look after our own”
Richard Armitage [5]
US deep politician describing the relationship with Australian senior spook Andrew Shearer
Career
Shearer has worked as political minister- counselor at the Australian embassy in Washington, D.C., where he impressed US officials, especially Richard Armitage (a "handler for Australia"), deputy secreatary of state for George W. Bush.[6]
Shearer previously worked as a national security adviser to prime ministers John Howard and Tony Abbott.[7]
In 2019 he was appointed Cabinet Secretary for prime minister Scott Morrison, a role that controls much of the business of the federal cabinet.[8]
Shearer has helped establish a new invention, the National Cabinet, made up of the nation's first ministers – the Prime Minister, premiers and territory leaders – to co-ordinate and deliver a robust and consistent national response to COVID-19.[3]
In December 2020 he was appointed director-general of the Office of National Intelligence, the highest positioned Australian intelligence agency.
He has also worked as a strategic advisor on Asia-Pacific security at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, was once director of studies at the Lowy Institute for International Policy, and is listed as a fellow of at the Institute of Public Affairs.
"Highly regarded" in Washington, Shearer has been close to President Biden's national security adviser Jake Sullivan, and to Kurt Campbell (also a "handler for Australia").[9]
Shearer was a big supporter of elevating the Quad grouping among Australia, the US, Japan and India, arguing previously that "China's authoritarian leaders have no respect for weakness".[10]
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Halifax International Security Forum/2016 | 18 November 2016 | 21 November 2016 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2017 | 17 November 2017 | 19 November 2017 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada |
| Halifax International Security Forum/2018 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in Canada | ||
| Halifax International Security Forum/2022 | 18 November 2022 | 20 November 2022 | Canada Halifax Nova Scotia | Spooky conference in November 2022 |
| Munich Security Conference/2022 | 18 February 2022 | 20 February 2022 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Slightly less than 1/3 of the 664 of the participants have pages here |
| Munich Security Conference/2023 | 17 February 2023 | 19 February 2023 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists. The real decisions are made by deep politicians behind the scenes, elsewhere. |
| Munich Security Conference/2024 | 16 February 2024 | 18 February 2024 | Germany Munich Bavaria | Annual conference of mid-level functionaries from the military-industrial complex - politicians, propagandists and lobbyists - in their own bubble, far from the concerns of their subjects |
References
- ↑ https://www.oni.gov.au/leadership-team
- ↑ https://docs.house.gov/meetings/AS/AS00/20170322/105746/HHRG-115-AS00-Bio-ShearerA-20170322.pdf
- ↑ a b https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/andrew-shearer-to-be-new-top-spook-20201029-p569v9
- ↑ Andrew Fowler Nuked, pages 48, 65, 99-100
- ↑ Andrew Fowler, Nuked, page 45
- ↑ Andrew Fowler Nuked, page 44
- ↑ https://pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/transcript-44018
- ↑ https://www.themandarin.com.au/280793-age-restrictions-for-social-media-use-could-be-legislated-by-november/
- ↑ Andrew Fowler Nuked, page 43
- ↑ https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpreter/quad-redux-new-agenda-asia-maritime-democracies
