The prime minister has condemned a neo-Nazi rally in Melbourne, as Peter Dutton blasts the participants as 'scumbags'.
of the agency's counter-terror workload, with Sunni extremism "our principal security concern in the terrorism space".
Asked by SBS News what Mr Albanese had based his comments on, his office did not respond directly. Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil also declined to comment.Coalition leader Peter Dutton described the scenes in Melbourne as "deeply concerning", warning social media was rapidly accelerating the process of radicalisation.
But Mr Dutton dismissed links between his party's stance and the Melbourne rally, describing calls for a "well-managed" migration program as "quite valid".
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