Rise in activity from right-wing extremists who want to trigger ‘race war’ in Australia, Asio warns

Security agency tells Senate inquiry that violent hate groups are still inspired by Christchurch shooting

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Asio says violent right-wing extremists are still being inspired by the Christchurch mosque shooting massacre carried out by an Australian man in 2019, warning of a recent uptick in activity from hate groups who want to trigger a so called race war'".

And the home affairs department has told a parliamentary inquiry into right-wing extremism that it is seeing increasing imports of Nazi imagery into Australia despite a ban on displaying such symbols, and has also raised alarm about violent extremist groups targeting councils in Victoria over support for LGBTQ+ issues.

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