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Lessons from Christchurch

The tragedy of 51 people murdered and many more injured two years ago by an Australian-born far-right extremist was commemorated in Christchurch this week by the New Zealand government along with family and friends of the victims. For the community – in New Zealand most importantly, but also in Australia and elsewhere across the globe – a Royal Commission of Inquiry into the attack on Christchurch mosques on 15 March 2019 offers sobering lessons. Among the Royal Commission’s recommendations was the need to improve counter-terrorism efforts, promote social cohesion and an urgent call for stronger government leadership and direction in these areas. As the Royal Commission report outlines, one of the political failures in New Zealand leading up to the massacre was in not adequately recognising the threat of extreme right-wing domestic terrorism, with too much focus on the dangers posed by Islamist extremism:

Spy boss warns violent extremists and foreign spies have hijacked the covid pandemic

Share He said in the case of foreign spies the lack of opportunity for international travel and reduced social mobility meant their tradecraft evolved, and they increased their online activity and approaches . Some of Australia s adversaries were seeking to undermine and exploit Australia s pandemic recovery. We have already seen extremists trying to stoke social divisions, and foreign intelligence services wanting intelligence about Australia s key export, technology and research industries. Mr Burgess said ASIO had also become aware of an Islamic State video last year which referenced the Australian bushfire crisis to encourage arson attacks in the West. It also featured a firearm similar to the weapon used by the Christchurch attacker with inscriptions such as today we invade you in your own homes and the Islamic State is remaining .

Two men and a 16-year-old boy arrested in Melbourne over suspected terror-related offences

Hermans said the investigation into the three men related to a fire on 18 February in bushland about 30 minutes’ drive north of Epping, as well as an assault on an individual in metropolitan Melbourne on 10 March. Hermans said police believed the incidents might have been motivated by an “ideology based on religious extremism”, and that officers had acted on the basis that the “risk profile” of the men was “increasing”. “It is Islamic [in] motivation,” he said. “But let me be very clear: we target the crime, not the ideology.” Because charges have yet to be laid, police were reluctant to divulge details of the allegations likely to be made against the men, but said they believed the incidents might have been motivated by “religious extremism”.

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