Defence probed 16 alleged links between personnel and extremism in two years

Exclusive: Documents reveal the ADF has conducted more than a dozen investigations into allegations about army and navy personnel since 2022

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There have been at least 16 investigations into defence personnel allegedly engaging with extremism or supremacism in the last two years, documents obtained by Guardian Australia reveal.

Of the cases, which span February 2022 to April 2024, nine are still pending"while two are open. Sixteen concerned army personnel in various units and two in the navy.

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