The Australian Signals Directorate (ASD) works closely with Australian and international partners.
National Intelligence Community
ASD is a member of the National Intelligence Community. Each of these Australian Government agencies performs a role that protects Australia and its national interests nationally and internationally:
- Australian Criminal Intelligence Commission (ACIC)
- Australian Federal Police (AFP)
- Australian Geospatial-Intelligence Organisation (AGO)
- Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS)
- Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO)
- Australian Signals Directorate (ASD)
- Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC)
- Defence Intelligence Organisation (DIO)
- Department of Home Affairs
- Office of National Intelligence (ONI)
International partners
The UKUSA Agreement established the following nations as allies. Australia benefits immeasurably from ASD’s partnership with:
- Communications Security Establishment (CSE), Canada
- Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ), United Kingdom
- Government Communications Security Bureau (GCSB), New Zealand
- National Security Agency (NSA), United States of America