'Quite frightening': the far-right fringe of the election campaign is mobilising

Extremist groups are presenting themselves as legitimate entities in a way that threatens to reshape Australian politics

In Queensland’s Lockyer Valley, a militant white supremacist group, whose members and supporters have been linked to far-right terrorism, has launched its first foray into politics.

Under a park enclosure at Gatton, wearing T-shirts with the “True Blue Crew” insignia, group members handed out soft drinks and cooked sausages, with the stated aim of helping like-minded federal election candidates work together.

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