The head of ASIO says the targeting of Australia's youth and the rise of a violent mix of ideologies that defy logic are among the major reasons Australia's terror threat has been raised.
A number of incidents since a stabbing in Wakeley have led to the raising of Australia's terror threat level. ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says Australia's terror-level threat has been raised to "probable" due to a rising mix of ideologies where more people think "violence is permissible".
In six of the eight cases identified by the intelligence service boss the individuals involved were previously unknown to police or ASIO. He said the agency observed that violence was becoming more permissible, with religiously motivated, nationalist or racist ideologies sometimes becoming mixed in ways that do not make sense.
Mr Burgess said the trend started during the pandemic, when people were locked down, but it had continued since and a stretched ASIO had tried to combat it."COVID is no longer with us, but it's a concern how social media can grab people quickly. The internet can grab people quickly and hurt young brains which are not fully formed.
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