War could fire up neo-Nazis and extremists at home as ASIO also on alert abroad

War could fire up neo-Nazis and extremists at home as ASIO also on alert abroad

ASIO’s boss says local extremists will use the Middle East war to recruit,while warning state actors are also seeking an edge in the battle for global supremacy.

  • byFarrah Tomazin

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How Sky News’s US-centric digital play is fracturing its newsroom

How Sky News’s US-centric digital play is fracturing its newsroom

Sky News Australia’s strategy of delivering content toward an increasingly far-right,US-based audience has sparked a divide at the conservative broadcaster.

  • byCalum Jaspan
‘Symbols of hate’:The lingering afterlife of Croatian fascism in Australia
Investigation
Investigation

‘Symbols of hate’:The lingering afterlife of Croatian fascism in Australia

The legacy of Croatia’s wartime puppet regime can be seen in symbols and rituals proudly promoted in parts of the community.

  • byBen Schneiders andSimone Fox Koob
Fascists in our midst:the community whose leaders embrace Nazi links
Investigation
Extremism

Fascists in our midst:the community whose leaders embrace Nazi links

Major sporting and cultural clubs in Australia’s large Croatian community openly celebrate Croatia’s fascist history

  • byBen Schneiders andSimone Fox Koob
Banning the Nazi salute opens a Pandora’s box
Opinion
Censorship

Banning the Nazi salute opens a Pandora’s box

We have a real crisis of imagination and ingenuity when the go-to solution in a democratic society is to ban forms of expression.

  • byLydia Khalil
Five charged in German far-right plot to kidnap minister,trigger civil war

Five charged in German far-right plot to kidnap minister,trigger civil war

It’s the second plot to come to light in as many months. This time the group,possibly led by a woman,planned to also blow up infrastructure.

  • byLoveday Morris andVanessa Guinan-Bank
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Australia not immune from fascism’s global revival
Opinion
Democracy

Australia not immune from fascism’s global revival

Far-right extremism and aggressive nationalism are on the march across the world. It’s a trend that Western democracies ignore at their peril.

  • byPeter Hartcher
The rise and rise of far-right populists:why democracies can’t be smug
Opinion
Opinion

The rise and rise of far-right populists:why democracies can’t be smug

It is dangerous to be too comfortable about the state of liberal democracy. Globally,far-right populism is in rude health.

  • byDuncan McDonnell
Coaches at boxing gym with neo-Nazi links have registrations cancelled

Coaches at boxing gym with neo-Nazi links have registrations cancelled

Coaches at Legacy Boxing Gym,in Sunshine West will have their registrations suspended by the state’s governing body for amateur boxing,pending an investigation.

  • byAshleigh McMillan andDavid Estcourt
Internet ‘turbocharging’ extremism and conspiracy theories:home affairs minister

Internet ‘turbocharging’ extremism and conspiracy theories:home affairs minister

Clare O’Neil said conspiracy theories and disinformation were presenting a new kind of national security threat for law enforcement agencies.

  • byMatthew Knott andAngus Thompson
Wieambilla killings a chilling reminder of far-right threat in Australia

Wieambilla killings a chilling reminder of far-right threat in Australia

The Queensland tragedy shows the risk of violent extremism has not been extinguished in Australia,even as the angst over COVID lockdowns fades from public view.

  • byMatthew Knott