Last month police arrested two people accused of possessing extremist material.

The arrests came at the same time as Australia’s security agencies were warning of an increase in far-right extremist activity.

But now Australian officials have introduced new terminology to talk about the threats we face and are carefully avoiding the term "right-wing".

Today, researcher at the Lowy Institute Lydia Khalil on what’s behind this change and why the language we use to describe a threat matters. 



Guest: Researcher and contributor to The Saturday Paper Lydia Khalil.




Background reading:Extremism and clear terminology in The Saturday Paper




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Last month police arrested two people accused of possessing extremist material.The arrests came at the same time as Australia’s security agencies were warning of an increase in far-right extremist activity.But now Australian officials have introduced new terminology to talk about the threats we face and are carefully avoiding the term "right-wing".Today, researcher at the Lowy Institute Lydia Khalil on what’s behind this change and why the language we use to describe a threat matters.  Guest: Researcher and contributor to The Saturday Paper Lydia Khalil. Background reading: <a href="https://www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/news/politics/2021/05/01/extremism-and-clear-terminology/161979120011575">Extremism and clear terminology</a> in The Saturday Paper See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.

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Last month police arrested two people accused of possessing extremist material.The arrests came at the same time as Australia’s security agencies were warning of an increase in far-right extremist activity.But now Australian officials have introduced...

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