Australia’s domestic intelligence chief has said half of Australia’s domestic terrorism caseload is coming from far-right groups that promote acts of violence, with the Australian government listing far-right neo-Nazi group, Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD), as a terrorist organisation on Aug. 11. This comes after a joint investigation by The Age and 60 Minutes has revealed how the National Socialist Network, a neo-Nazi group, has infiltrated Australia, with people as young as 16 being radicalised by the group. “It’s currently 50 percent of our priority onshore counter-terrorism caseload,” ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess told The Age. “That concerns us. They’re middle-class, well educated; they understand the ideology. They look like everyday Australians, and they’re not openly showing their true ideology and not openly showing their violent beliefs or their use of violence, which they believe is justified.” In January 2021, members of the National Socialist Network were seen performing Nazi salutes and chanting related …
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