Correct (sort of like Brennan; more like Pompeo). Alexander Clowner was Minister for Foreign Affairs for almost 12 years (11-Mar-1996 to 03-Dec-2007). That's the longest serving FM in Aus history.
As FM, his portfolio contained the Department of Foreign Affairs & Trade (DFAT) and a portfolio agency under DFAT is the Australian Secret Intelligence Service (ASIS). ASIS is the Australian equivalent to the Clowns In America or MI6 in the UK.
"ASIS is part of the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade portfolio and its head, the Director-General, is directly responsible to the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The headquarters of ASIS is within DFAT's headquarters in Canberra." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Secret_Intelligence_Service)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minister_for_Foreign_Affairs_(Australia)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Department_of_Foreign_Affairs_and_Trade_(Australia)#Portfolio_agencies
what is interesting is the Downer Family in General. His oldman (Sir Alexander Russell "Alick" Downer) was Australian High Commissioner in London and appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 1965 Birthday Honours. He was made a Freeman of the City of London in 1965. Alick went to Geelong Grammar as did his clown son (see below why Geelong Grammar is significant). (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alick_Downer)
His Grandfather was Sir John William Downer. Was awarded the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG). Was appointed to the Kings Counsel (AKA QC - Queens Counsel). A draft of the Australian Constitution was created in the ballroom of his house in 1897. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Downer)
It keeps going with connections on the wives side leading to Elder's, etc. but you get the point. Highly connected. Full-on Royal faggotry.
Geelong Grammar was exposed a while ago for rampant sexual abuse as part of the Child Abuse Royal Commission. It appears as though the sexual abuse had been going on for decades/generations and most of the sexual abuse has been covered up. "One former student said he was touched on the genitals by a chaplain and then threatened with expulsion when he reported the abuse. Referred to as "BKO" by the commission, the witness described the school's Timbertop camp, where Prince Charles spent two terms in 1966, as "similar to Lord of the Flies".[20] BKO said the school in Victoria was concerned only with avoiding scandal, rather than stopping the abuse." (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geelong_Grammar_School#Sexual_abuse)
Geelong Grammar is a who's who of elites, even Prince Charles attended the school for two terms. Along with many others from Prime Ministers Fraser and Gorton to Fairfax, Packer and Murdoch families through to John Landy and John 'Sam' Newman. Also Portia DeRossi, Ellen's scissor sister, went there. It goes a long way to explain Downer loving the Rocky Horror Show outfit! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Old_Geelong_Grammarians)
I wonder if Geelong Grammar's Tabletop camp is where Charles learned to like the gifts that Jimmy Saville procurred.