Senior government adviser Andrew Shearer will become Australia's spy chief after being appointed to head the Office of National Intelligence.
Mr Shearer will take up the position of director-general for a five-year term from December following the retirement of Nick Warner, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced.
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