A Victorian parliamentary inquiry has heard that the “myopic” focus of Australian authorities since 9/11 had paved the way for right-wing nationalism to fester undetected.
A Victorian parliamentary inquiry is investigating right-wing nationalism, including how the COVID-19 pandemic acted as a breeding ground for recruitment
One of the biggest concerns of law enforcement was the rising number of children as young as 10 were being radicalised, the inquiry heardAustralian authorities have had a “myopic” focus on Islamist extremism since 9/11, experts have lamented, warning that it has come at the expense of identifying the rise of far-right extremism.
“There has been a myopic focus on Islamist extremism over the past 20 years in Australia at the cost, in our view, of focusing on other areas, including the emergence of far-right or neo-Nazis and the danger they present to the community,” he said.