Australian Security Intelligence Organization director-general Mike Burgess points as he talks in Canberra, Australia, Monday, Nov. 28, 2022. (Photo: AP)
Australia lowered its terrorism threat level on Monday to "possible" from "probable" for the first time in eight years, citing a reduced risk of attacks from extremists.
The authorities raised the level in 2014, spurred by concerns over the number of Australians believed to be fighting overseas with Islamist militant groups and the likelihood of terror attacks by those radicalized in Iraq or Syria.
