The Australian Security and Intelligence Agency (ASIO) has
identified the "Neo Nazi movement" as a considerable
threat to Australia's national security.
Every year, the director-general of ASIO delivers a
terrorism threat assessment with a view to identifying and
taking measures to reduce the threat to Australia.
In this year's report, the organisation's chief, Mike
Burgess, reported that although threats from the Islamic State and
Al Qaeda remain concerns, along with foreign interference by way of
state-sponsored espionage and
computer hacking, serious threats to our national security are coming from a
growing Neo-Nazi movement in Australia.
White supremacy
While they often only operate in small cells, gathering to
salute Nazi flags, inspect weapons and disperse their extreme
ideology, Neo Nazi groups are a top priority on ASIO's threat
list, as they continue to thrive in online chat forums, seeking to
connect with other like-minded extremists and
