Terror’s newest faces. Not in some overseas country. Here in Australia.
For months the @ScottMorrisonMP Government has downplayed, ignored or dismissed the threat of right wing extremism.
Meanwhile, in the Grampians, this week, the newest RWX group in Aus forms. Read more 👇
“The Lads Society and Antipodean Resistance, recently helped form a new Australian extremist outfit, the National Socialist Network, which in turn helped organise the 38 young, white men to assemble in the Grampians over the Australia Day weekend” 👇 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-do-not-need-to-wait-for-a-christchurch-grampians-cross-burning-spurs-call-for-action-20210128-p56xer.html
‘We do not need to wait for a Christchurch’: Grampians cross burning spurs call for action

Authorities are being urged to add a right-wing extremist group to the terror list after its members burnt a cross at the foot of the Grampians on the Australia Day weekend.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/we-do-not-need-to-wait-for-a-christchurch-grampians-cross-burning-spurs-call-for-action-20210128-p56xer.html
ASIO has revealed that up to 40 per cent of its resources are being directed towards right-wing extremist groups. 👇 https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/asio-s-case-load-jumps-as-pandemic-fuels-far-right-extremism-20200922-p55y4d.html
ASIO's case load jumps as pandemic fuels far-right extremism

Violent right-wing extremists are now accounting for about a third of Australia's domestic spy agency counter-terrorism cases, and COVID-19 has contributed.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/asio-s-case-load-jumps-as-pandemic-fuels-far-right-extremism-20200922-p55y4d.html
Australia is the only 5 Eyes country that has not listed any right wing extremists as terrorists. UK, Canada, USA and NZ all have.

Clearly, such groups are here and these views are taking hold. https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/keneally-calls-for-right-wing-extremists-to-be-put-on-terror-register-20200910-p55ubw.html
Keneally calls for right-wing extremists to be put on terror register

Labor wants Australia's register of terrorist groups to catch right-wing extremists after New Zealand put the Christchurch mosque killer on its terror list.

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/keneally-calls-for-right-wing-extremists-to-be-put-on-terror-register-20200910-p55ubw.html
In December, Labor successfully forced the @ScottMorrisonMP Govt to refer an inquiry on right wing extremism to the Intelligence & Security Committee.

The US Capitol attacks show Australia must meet this growing domestic terrorist threat & act to keep all Australians safe.
Why aren’t @ScottMorrisonMP and @PeterDutton_MP condemning this hatred & terror, especially the extremist views, conspiracy theories and far right narratives in their own party, like Craig Kelly & George Christensen?

Meeting this national security risk requires leadership, now.
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