The number of far-right extremists under surveillance has skyrocketed over the last four years, ASIO has revealed.
Australia's domestic intelligence agency has revealed far-right extremists are increasingly occupying its caseload.
Ms Cook compared the recruiting practices of far-right extremists to that of the Islamic State , amid fears the coronavirus pandemic could exacerbate the threat of terrorism.
Extreme right-wing networks are not new but are now"better organised and more sophisticated than their predecessors," a joint submission from ASIO, the Australian Federal Police , Department of Home Affairs, Foreign Affairs and Trade, and the Attorney-General to the inquiry said.The submission also detailed one instance of an Australian right-wing extremist who was stopped while attempting to travel to fight overseas earlier this year.
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