Spy chief warns neo-Nazis among Australia's most challenging security threats
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says foreign interference is at levels greater than during the Cold WarHe warned right-wing extremism had come into"sharp, terrible focus" since the Christchurch massacre
While delivering ASIO's annual threat assessment, the director-general warned a terrorist attack on Australia was still"probable" and it was"truly disturbing" to see extremists trying to recruit children as young as 13 or 14."The number of terrorism leads we are investigating right now has doubled since this time last year," Mr Burgess told an audience of diplomats and intelligence officers.
Far right-wing groups are now more organised and security conscious than they were in previous years according to the ASIO boss, who has revealed Australian extremists are seeking to connect with like-minded individuals in other parts of the world. "While these are small in number at this time in comparison to what we saw with foreign fighters heading to the Middle East, any development like this is very concerning," Mr Burgess observed.
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