“We conclude that no media outlets, whether right, left or neutral, are safe from being co-opted and re-purposed to suit right-wing ideologies. Groups will utilise whatever sources are available, including ones they’ve labelled the “enemy of the people,” to convey their messaging”. Dr Mario Peucker and Tom Fisher for The Conversation

Dr Vivian Gerrand and Dr Kim Lam talking with Overnight’s Trevor Chappell (from 2:26) about the things that got people through lockdown - from nail polish to an old canoe, to a doll’s house! Let us know what got you through.

Mark Duckworth “You can’t conjure up resources in a time of disaster. We should be looking at additional surge capacity that is funded and trained, in addition to the ADF.”

Dr Josh Roose quoted in this article on Australian online anti-vaccine groups ‘switching’ to Putin praise and Ukraine conspiracies

Professor Michele Grossman quoted here on what social-ecological resilience theory can teach us about why some countries have been more resilient in the COVID-19 Pandemic

Professor Michele Grossman speaks to ABC’s The World Today about the latest threat assessment from ASIO, in which Director-General Mike Burgess revealed minors now make up 15% of new counter terrorism investigations.

Dr Josh Roose’s Opinion Piece in the Age on Novak Djokovic and the bipartisan support for his expulsion.

Dr Mario Peucker writes for the Fair Observer that the focus on violence in countering the far right tends to overlook other threats that are specific to radical or extreme right-wing movements.

Professor Greg Barton and Dr Josh Roose on the potential for volatile individuals radicalised by talk of executions and martyrdom to carry out lone-actor attacks.

Dr Josh Roose talks with Boe Spearim about the rise of extremism in Australia and how neo-Nazis and far right groups are using the anti-vaccine movement as recruiting grounds.

Dr Josh Roose commenting on reports that fringe elements within the government are appealing to the radical right

Dr Vivian Gerrand and Dr Josh Roose speak to The Sydney Morning Herald about how the anti-Vax movement is being funded and who is profiting.

Michele Grossman interviewed by Washington Post about anti-vaxxer threats to Australian politicians.

Josh Roose interviewed by The Age about the proposed parliamentary enquiry into the threat of the far-right in Victoria.

ABC 7.30 interviews Dr Josh Roose about Victoria’s pandemic bill

An article for the Conversation on the prevalence of COVID-related racism, co-authored by Alanna Kamp, Kevin Dunn, Matteo Vergani, Nida Denson, and Rachel Sharples.

Dr Mario Peucker in an opinion piece for ABC religion and ethics looks back on his experiences learning about the Nazi Regime and Holocaust in post-war Germany and whether Australia can address its colonial past in a similar way.

Professor Greg Barton talking to 9 News about terrorist groups targeting kids through social media, with lockdowns increasing online extremist activity.

Dr Mario Peucker, co-lead of our Dynamics of Violent Extremism Research stream, quoted here regarding his extensive research into the far right and their growing numbers in Australia.

Dr Josh Roose offers expert opinion on the recent protests in Melbourne and their long term implications.

CRIS Members Dr Josh Roose and Lydia Khalil feature in this story about the protests in Melbourne and links to extremist groups.

Dr Debra Smith talks to Breakfast News about the ways that extremists insert themselves into everyday political debates.

CRIS Members Debra Smith and Muhammad Iqbal, with colleagues Lise Waldek and Julian Droogan, on their research into right-wing extremism in Australia for the Sydney Morning Herald.
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In episode 6 of a video series with CARR on radical right extremism, Dr Mario Peucker joins other experts to answer questions on how to counter extremism

Dr Joshua Roose discusses the threat of far-right terrorism in Australia on Talk of the Times podcast.

In this six-part video series analysing radical right extremism, produced by RANTT Media and CARR, Dr Mario Peucker appeared on episode four where he discussed the far right in Australia and the community factors that contribute to right-wing extremism.

In this piece for the Conversation, Mark Duckworth suggests that The National Recovery & Resilience Agency must have community at its heart and that co-designing means community and government joining to deliver programs to strengthen communities and their resilience.

Lydia Khalil discusses the changes ASIO have made on how it classifies and labels the threats we face, and why the language we use to describe a threat matters.

CRIS members, Dr Mario Peucker, Professor Michele Grossman and Professor Greg Barton, Lydia Khalil discuss the challenges of avoiding ‘right- or left-wing’ descriptors in the new terminology introduced by ASIO to describe violent extremist groups with the Saturday Paper.

Dr Joshua Roose discusses the intersection of the anti-lockdown movement and the far-right in Australia in this article from the Guardian.

Dr Mario Peucker discusses the history of the radical right in Australia and explores some of the critical issues for the radical right leading to the Christchurch terror attacks and how Australian far-right activism has changed during the COVID-19 crisis.

CRIS director, Professor Michele Grossman discusses the need for resilience to toxic online messaging by right-wing extremists.

Dr Mario Peucker comments in the article that discusses why the Victorian Police are going against advice from AFP and ASIO to downplay the threat of right-wing extremism'.

Dr Mario Peucker discusses the role of racism within the radical right and explains measures aimed at tackling racism are important tools for promoting community cohesion, belonging and safety, and they can also play a role in reducing the pool of people who may be more susceptible to far-right mobilization.

Dr Debra Smith tells us that far-right extremist groups are much more active, rhetoric is much more extreme and the tendency to violence is much more permissible. The government’s announcement is significant for its symbolism, however, it is part of the solution, not the entire solution.

Dr Debra Smith states extreme right groups have the potential to head towards violence in this article discussing banning symbols associated with extreme right movements.

Dr Josh Roose comments on this piece exploring how Australians hare adapting international conspiracy theories to the local context.

Professor Greg Barton explains that we need to deal with hateful extremism before it manifests as violent extremism. This includes having a public register of hate incidents.

Dr Debra Smith comments on the rise and visibility of far-right movements since the COVID-19 pandemic started and the threat of far-right groups online in Australia in the wake of the Capitol Hill riots.

This guardian article features CRIS’ latest paper about media reporting on far-right extremism which identifies how the far right uses the mainstream media to amplify its message and urges media to handle the subject with care.