Our Culture

To achieve our mission to produce the best possible intelligence for the Australian Government, we source and bring together smart, focused people from a variety of backgrounds, to create a highly effective and cohesive workforce.

Whilst DIO employees have different skills and areas of expertise, they all share one thing: a steadfast commitment to achieve their personal best on a daily basis.

Whether it's putting in the extra hours during a time of international crisis or providing invaluable insights to senior officials, each of our employees knows that their work is directly contributing to the protection of Australia and its interests.

Director DIO described the challenge in a 2012 interview, DIO at the forefront (Defence Magazine, 2012), supported by an analyst's perspective, Critical thinking in national security (Defence Magazine, 2012) and a liason officer's perspective, One Defence (Defence Magazine, 2012).