A group of protesters who did the Nazi salute on the steps of the Victorian Parliament on the weekend should be included on the list of terror organisations, the Greens say.
The Greens are calling for more “dangerous and violent” right wing groups to be urgently listed as terrorist organisations.
Only three of the 29 federally listed terror organisations are far-right groups, with no new additions made since 2021.
ASIO Director-General Michael Burgess last month said ideological groups could not be listed unless they were “advocating or conducting acts of terrorism”.
But Greens justice spokesman, Senator David Shoebridge said the group doing the Nazi salute on the steps of the Victorian Parliament appear to meet the criteria.
“The response of our government should be a clear and unequivocal condemnation of Nazi ideology and violence and this needs to include listing dangerous and violent right wing groups as a matter of urgency,” Senator Shoebridge said.
“Listing organisations plays a very important public education and deterrent role, and should be viewed as a core part of the process of responding to violent threats from Nazis and other right wing extremists.”
Senator Shoebridge also raised concerns about four far-right groups including the Proud Boys, which were listed overseas but not in Australia.
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