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flag Australia warns of foreign-backed assassination plots, espionage, and extremist radicalization fueled by global conflicts and online disinformation.

flag Australia faces a growing threat of foreign-backed assassination attempts, with intelligence chief Mike Burgess warning that at least three nations are both willing and capable of targeting dissidents on Australian soil. flag He cited Iran’s use of intermediaries in 2024 firebombings in Melbourne and Sydney, suspected state-linked extremist propaganda, and espionage efforts by Russia and another foreign intelligence service attempting to recruit Australians for economic and defense-related spying. flag Global conflicts, particularly the war in Gaza, have heightened domestic tensions, fueling nationalist, racist, and anarchist extremism, with groups like the National Socialist Network exploiting public grievances. flag The internet, described as an echo chamber for misinformation, is accelerating radicalization, and AI is expected to worsen online manipulation. flag ASIO is actively countering these multifaceted threats to national security and social cohesion.

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