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In a piece for
The Conversation, Kaz Ross of the University of Tasmania noted that Australia s national security agency ASIO has warned that far-right groups were exploiting the pandemic to expand their operations. In September, ASIO revealed that up to 40 per cent of its counter-terrorism efforts were now directed at far-right extremist activities, an increase from 10 to 15 per cent before 2016. New groups have emerged and existing groups have become more radicalised and increased their memberships, Dr Ross noted. Mr Trump infamously told the group they should stand back and stand by after being asked to condemn white supremacist and militia groups during the first presidential debate in September.
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The threat of far-right
terrorism has loomed large in Australia this week. An
18-year-old from NSW has been arrested
on charges of advocating terrorism and inciting others to
violence. According to police, he had not only been sharing
white supremacist and neo-Nazi views online, but had
expressed support for being involved in a “mass
casualty” event.
The arrest coincided with
the launch
of an inquiry into extremist movements in Australia by
the parliamentary joint committee on intelligence and
security. Headed by Liberal MP Andrew Hastie, the inquiry
will consider both right-wing and left-wing
extremism. The
teenager from Albury arrested this week by the NSW Joint