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Zac de Silva

'Surplus to requirements': ex-top spy quits Bondi probe

Dennis Richardson quit the anti-Semitism royal commission, saying he felt "surplus to requirements". (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Former spy chief Dennis Richardson says he quit his job with the anti-Semitism royal commission because his extraordinary salary did not match his work as a "highly paid researcher".

The former ASIO boss and US ambassador, who was earning $5500 a day, resigned from the probe stemming from Australia's deadliest terror attack on Wednesday.

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