Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese stated that Canberra does not discuss security briefings as part of the Five Eyes group amid the diplomatic standoff between India and Canada. Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the US, and the UK are members of the intelligence alliance known as the Five Eyes.
On being asked if the Australian government has received a security briefing about the alleged assassination, PM Albanese said, “We don’t talk about security briefings from Five Eyes (intelligence alliance), as part of the Five Eyes group.”
He further said that he has had discussions with his Canadian counterpart Justin Trudeau, but would like to keep those discussions ‘confidential’.
“…Well, I do have discussions with Prime Minister Trudeau but one of the things that I do, unlike my predecessor, I don’t send out text messages, I keep those discussions confidential. Justin Trudeau is a friend of mine, he’s a fine Prime Minister of Canada. I was pleased to engage with him at the G20 (Summit),” the Australian PM said.
