Pandemic and cost-of-living pressures have provided fertile ground for right-wing extremists to flourish, with the head of Australia’s national security agency confirming lone wolves present the greatest danger.
Ideologically-motivated extremism – mostly in the form of right-wing terror groups – account for about 30 per cent of ASIO’s current counter-terror caseload, ASIO director-general of security Mike Burgess said, while being questioned as to whether recent public demonstrations signalled a growing threat from neo-Nazi groups.
