Australia Pledges $106 Million into Strategy to Counteract Violent Extremism

The National Support and Intervention Program is aimed at helping individuals disengage from radical ideologies.

Workers assess the damage at the Adass Israel Synagogue in Melbourne, Australia on Dec. 6, 2024. Asanka Ratnayake/Getty Images

The Albanese Labor government has announced $106.2 million over four years to combat violent extremism in local communities.

The funds will support the new Counter-Terrorism and Violent Extremism Strategy, designed to coordinate a whole-of-society effort to prevent politically motivated violence.