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Far right and extremist groups are targeting military veterans for recruitment. Does the ADF owe them a duty of care?

  • Written by Carli Kulmar, Lecturer in Law, University of Canberra
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Even before extremist group activity in Australia’s 2021 anti-lockdown protests was exposed, concern about right-wing extremism in Australia was on the rise.

ASIO and the US annual threat estimate have noted right-wing extremism in Australia is on an upward trend. Ideological extremism now makes up 40% of the ASIO caseload.

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