Think Tank Warns of Increase in Young Australians Involved in Far-Right Extremism

Published on June 19, 2024

A growing number of young Australians are getting involved in “right-wing extremism,” raising concerns about its impact on the community, a Senate committee has been told. Speaking at a Senate hearing on June 17, representatives from the Centre for Resilient and Inclusive Societies (CRIS) and the Addressing Violent Extremism and Radicalisation to Terrorism (AVERT) Network presented their findings on far-right extremist movements in Australia in recent years. According to the definition by the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation, right-wing extremism refers to “the support for violence to achieve political outcomes relating to ideologies, including but not limited to, white supremacism and neo-Nazism.” The CRIS and AVERT Network representatives said these movements were on the rise in Australia and that they have managed to attract new population groups....

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