Queensland shooting: political leaders express concern over potential role of rightwing extremism in deaths
by Josh Butler from World news | The Guardian on (#66VQX)
Government and security agencies considering crackdown on terror laws and implications of radicalisation and misinformation
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The Wieambilla shooting will raise important policy questions" for government and security agencies, with political leaders voicing concern around the role of extremism and conspiracy theories in the deaths, and the government considering changes to terror laws.
The opposition leader, Peter Dutton, said Australians should be concerned at the rise of misinformation, calling for further crackdowns on internet platforms hosting such content.
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