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Politics
Dominic Giannini

Backing for terror call on right-wing extremists online

The designation of an online extremist group as terrorists has been backed by a powerful committee. (Dean Lewins/AAP PHOTOS)

A far-right extremist group linked to a plot to kill an MP and which promoted violent content online has reached the threshold for listing as a terrorist organisation.

A powerful parliamentary security and intelligence committee has found as valid the federal government listing Terrorgram as a terrorist organisation in June, after it was hit with counter-terrorism financing sanctions.

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