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A new form of extremism is driving Australia’s rising terror threat

It’s hard to track and difficult to thwart and raising the threat level to ‘probable’ is well overdue. Our experts break down the complex landscape of extremism in Australia.

What raising terrorism threat level means for Australia

Australia’s terrorism threat level has been raised from “possible” to “probable” due to rising concerns about personal grievances, intolerance, and online radicalisation.

What’s behind ASIO’s assessment and the impact on national security. Chief international correspondent Cameron Stewart and Foreign editor Greg Sheridan unpack this major development and discuss the reasons behind the increase in politically motivated violence.

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