Right-wing terror threats make up roughly 30 per cent of ASIO’s current counter-terror caseload, as the head of the agency warns they are growing in prominence to try and recruit more members.
Key points:
- When a terror organisation becomes ‘listed’ it becomes illegal to become a member of the group
The first right-wing group to be listed was the ‘Sonnenkrieg Division’ in 2019
ASIO Director Mike Burgess says greatest threat of a terror attack comes from an individual acting alone
ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess was questioned during a Senate Estimates hearing whether recent public…