Morning everyone. Among the fallout from the shocking Wieambilla shootings is a new focus on the security threat posed by the conspiracy theorist fringe and extreme rightwing groups.
A senior Liberal MP has warned that “foreign state actors” may have tried to use anti-government movements during the pandemic to interfere with this year’s federal election. One of those overseas actors could, perhaps, be Russia, where Vladimir Putin is said to be planning a major new offensive against Ukraine in the new year.
