Senate debates
Wednesday, 26 February 2020
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National Security
3:56 pm
Pauline Hanson (Queensland, Pauline Hanson's One Nation Party) Share this | Hansard source
One Nation will not support this Greens motion that singles out right-wing extremism. As identified by Mike Burgess, Director-General of ASIO, there are four clear threats running at unprecedented levels throughout Australia. They include Islamic terrorism, right-wing terrorism, foreign espionage, and foreign interference in politics and society. Terrorism motivated by extreme views should be stamped out regardless of race or religion. The majority of ASIO's work at this moment is dedicated to Sunni Islam, but any group or individual that shows signs of extreme behaviour should be targeted by ASIO and the Federal Police. At last estimates, there were approximately 200 ongoing investigations into potentially acts of extremism. In terms of dangerous and extreme political parties, the Greens take the cake. One Nation will oppose this highly politicised motion by the Greens.
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