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"At the National Press Club this week, Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil
flagged that Labor would propose changes to Australia’s counter-terrorism laws.
She cited an increase in diverse threats beyond religious fundamentalism, a
trend towards lone-actor, low-sophistication attacks, and more younger people
being radicalised.
Specifically, she referred to the threat of right-wing extremism, which in 2021
was approaching 50% of ASIO’s caseload. She did not suggest the laws will be
“overhauled”.
However, O'Neil hinted that changes to criminal law could target specific ways
that extreme right-wing groups organise themselves compared to groups such as
al-Qaeda or Islamic State.
Since the September 11 terrorist attacks, Australia has enacted at least 96
counter-terrorism laws, amounting to more than 5,500 pages of legislation. So
do we need any more laws, or changes to existing laws, to combat right-wing
terrorism?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
