Federal Labor MP Anne Aly is calling on the federal government to ban a global white supremacist network, following revelations the group has been recruiting Australian men. Dean Smith ran for the federal seat of O’Connor as a candidate for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation in 2019. Last month, The Base was listed in Canada as a terrorist organisation and in the United States, three of its members are facing charges of conspiracy to murder. Dr Aly said Australia needed to do more to make sure the country’s security was protected at all costs. “I think the excerpts from those interviews demonstrate just how serious this issue is, just how organised they are and how willing they are to infiltrate into the Australian community and recruit Australians,” she said. “Australia needs to follow suit and really take this seriously by either proscribing The Base, or at the very least recognising how serious this issue is and investigating their activities in Australia.” Anne Aly believes the government needs to do more to protect Australia’s security.(ABC News: Herlyn Kaur) Another white supremacist group, Sonnenkrieg Division, was recently proscribed as a terrorist organisation in Australia, making it the first right-wing network listed in the country. “Prior to that, Australia’s terrorist list only consisted of predominantly Islamic-based organisations, international organisations,” Dr Aly said. “What we’ve seen is that The Base very much operates as a terrorist organisation in the way in which they recruit, in the way in which they communicate, the way in which they circumvent security.” She said while she had confidence in the country’s security agencies, it was up to the government to take action.
via abc: White supremacist group The Base should be banned in Australia, federal Labor MP Anne Aly says