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Does Australia need new laws to combat right-wing extremism?

  • Written by Keiran Hardy, Senior Lecturer, School of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Griffith University
Does Australia need new laws to combat right-wing extremism?Lukas Coch/AAP

At the National Press Club this week, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil flagged that Labor would propose changes to Australia’s counter-terrorism laws. She cited an increase in diverse threats beyond religious fundamentalism, a trend towards lone-actor, low-sophistication attacks, and more younger people being radicalised...

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