This report builds on earlier research and provides an updated national picture of exposure to fringe and radical content and groups among a large sample of online Australians. The report shows that fringe and radical content remains readily available on mainstream social media platforms and that Australian internet users are regularly exposed to violent content.

The final report for the inquiry into measures to combat right-wing extremism in New South Wales. Right-wing extremism is a present and growing threat to the people of New South Wales, threatening community safety. The report makes 14 findings and 12 recommendations. It finds that combatting right-wing extremism requires a combination of tools.

The sovereign citizen movement has grown beyond a nuisance and into an escalating national security challenge for many countries. This policy brief outlines the problem, what should be done, and the background landscape – including understanding the national security risks and harms. The brief outlines three policy recommendations to address the transnational dimensions of the...

This compendium examines Australia’s counterterrorism trajectory from the immediate post-9/11 period to a more complex contemporary threat environment. Drawing on articles originally published in The Strategist, the collection explores domestic and international terrorism, radicalisation, antisemitism, lone actor violence, youth extremism, and the growing intersection between terrorism, technology and statecraft.

The increasing availability of illicit, untraceable and unregistered privately manufactured 3D-printed firearms poses a significant safety risk to frontline law enforcement officers and the community at large. Using data from a large national survey, the authors measured exposure to digital firearms products being sold online.