Extremism
‘Britain is broken’: How one man is cashing in on UK’s doom loop
Nigel Farage, the leader of the Reform UK party, has managed to successfully weaponise the anxiety of voters and put the snap, crackle and pop back into populism.
- David Crowe
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‘They can shoot me’: Dezi Freeman’s last text message haunts his friend
Those who knew Freeman say it’s not surprising that the experienced bushman evaded police for so long.
- Sherryn Groch
‘Disappointed’: Plans for Sari Club lot, where Australians were murdered, charge forward in secret
Families, survivors and advocates from the 2002 Bali bombings are sceptical about the fast-moving plans from the local government.
- Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
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- Bondi shooting
Sydney council warned of illegal prayer hall years before Bondi attack
The controversial prayer hall allegedly linked to one of the Bondi shooters was flagged as operating illegally more than two years before the local council finally shut it down.
- Mostafa Rachwani
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- Racism
Neo-Nazi protesters outside parliament did not incite racial hatred, police find
Police have decided not to press charges as the Minns government rejects a parliamentary order to produce a secret report into hate speech laws.
- Jessica McSweeney and Patrick Begley
Melbourne teen arrested with Islamic State flag and terrorist manuals
The 17-year-old was charged days after a Sydney teenager faced court for allegedly plotting a terror attack.
- Angus Delaney
‘Bondi terrorist’ hangs head as vigilante threats against family revealed
Naveed Akram looked down as a court heard his family felt “under siege” from the constant death threats and harassment in their western Sydney home.
- Perry Duffin
Man dead after ramming car into Detroit synagogue hosting preschoolers
Meanwhile, a shooting at a university campus in Virginia is being treated as an act of terrorism, with the assailant having been previously jailed for supporting Islamic State.
- Michael Koziol
Teenage boy accused of torture now charged over violent extremist material
The 15-year-old was charged in relation to alleged torture and indecent treatment offences late last year.
- Dominique Tassell
Australia ill-equipped to handle domestic interference, says Labor MP
The warning comes amid escalating threats towards federal politicians and after an alleged terror plot was foiled in WA.
- Brittany Busch