(ABC-Australia) Australia’s official terror alert level has been raised to “probable” amid heightened community tensions over the war in Gaza.
Security authorities believe the chances of a violent extremist act are now more likely than when authorities lowered the alert level to “possible” in November 2022.
ASIO’s director-general Mike Burgess said Australia’s security environment had become more volatile and unpredictable.
“More Australians are being radicalised and being radicalised more quickly,” Mr Burgess said.
“More Australians are willing to use violence to advance their cause. Politically motivated violence now joins espionage and foreign interference as our principal security concerns.”
(Date based on Australia time)
