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Threat of COVID-Linked Extremism on the Decline in Australia After the Lifting of Restrictions

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Threat of COVID-Linked Extremism on the Decline in Australia After the Lifting of Restrictions
A protester performs a Nazi salute at the Shrine of Remembrance during an anti-lockdown rally in Melbourne on Sept. 5, 2020. William West/AFP via Getty Images
By Victoria Kelly-Clark
2/14/2023Updated: 2/14/2023

Threat levels of violent extremism linked to COVID lockdowns have decreased markedly over the past year, according to Australia’s domestic spy chief.

“It is true; there are less people in this country who want to conduct active violence in the name of their cause,” said Mike Burgess, head of the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO).

Victoria Kelly-Clark
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Victoria Kelly-Clark is an Australian based reporter who focuses on national politics and the geopolitical environment in the Asia-pacific region, the Middle East and Central Asia.
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