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Tess Ikonomou

Ex-spy chief warns Muslim community can't feel targeted

Former spy chief Dennis Richardson says the ball has been dropped on combating hatred. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Australian Muslims shouldn't be made to feel targeted as the nation discusses Islamic extremism in the wake of the deadly Bondi terror massacre, a former ASIO boss says.

Speaking at a Lowy Institute event on Tuesday night, ex-spy chief Dennis Richardson, who quit his position as special advisor to the anti-Semitism royal commission, said the ball had been dropped on combating hatred, and a more forceful response would have drawn a clearer line.

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