The Australian government is imposing unprecedented counter-terrorism sanctions on a white supremacist online network, Terrorgram, linked to antisemitic attacks. This move comes as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces scrutiny over his knowledge of an alleged antisemitic plot in Sydney involving a caravan explosives discovery.
A white supremacist online network will be slapped with unprecedented counter-terrorism sanctions by the federal government, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces a parliamentary grilling from the opposition over whether he was kept in the dark about an apparent major antisemitic plot in Sydney.
Wong said it would now be a criminal offence to use or deal with the assets of the platform, with breaches punishable by up to 10 years’ imprisonment and heavy fines.Four other extremist entities – National Socialist Order, the Russian Imperial Movement, Sonnenkrieg Division and The Base – were re-listed for counter-terrorism financing sanctions.
“If the prime minister of our country is not across what was potentially the biggest terrorist attack in our country’s history essentially until the public found out about it, I think that is an absolute abrogation of his responsibility,” Dutton said. Parliament will resume this week after a two-month break for what could be the final sitting fortnight before the federal election, with the government planning to attack Dutton for saying on Sunday he would not announce details of planned spending cuts until after the election.
Newman said police were investigating three potentially linked incidents that they were treating as antisemitic attacks in the city’s east on Saturday night: the discovery of a Mazda with its engine still running and a jerry can and two cartons of eggs on the back seat in Rose Bay; the egging of five young women near Bondi Beach; and“There are a number of matters that we’re looking at in terms of some similarities around timings and types of vehicles used,” Newman said.
Social Services Minister Amanda Rishworth said Dutton “should be condemned” for politicising the issue of antisemitism by pressuring Albanese to reveal whether he was briefed about the apparent plot before it was revealed to the public.“I think this is a ridiculous criticism from Peter Dutton and just shows that all he wants to do is play politics with what is a really serious issue,” she told Sky News.
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