Australian Security Intelligence Organisation

The fact that it's not being reined in by this government, it speaks volumes because they've given them carte blanche to exact...

this war on not just common sense, but also on our national security, that you would try and make these arguments instead of saying we need to throw everything that we can as a nation from a national security, from an intelligence perspective, because ASIO, Mike Burgess has been warning us time and time again about not just the terror threats, but also these issues of radicalisation.

We have hundreds of people that are currently in de-radicalisation programs as it stands.

Well, I've said this several times, why are we babysitting people who want to wage war on our country and our people?

And by religiously motivated, I'm pretty sure the AFP weren't referring to angry Anglicans.

Earlier this year, ASIO boss Mike Burgess confirmed that Islamic violent extremism, quote, represents the majority of ASIO's counter-terrorism caseload.

Now, none of this is about ordinary Australian Muslims.

Indeed, it was an ordinary Australian Muslim who stopped one of the Bondi attackers and the nation will be forever grateful to him.

Now, we initially suspected it was a Chinese intelligence hack because the focus of our connection was Wuhan, the lab leak.

But then our intelligence agency in Australia, ASIO, contacted me about six days afterwards and said, It's actually Iran.

So why Iran?

If you are working so clearly on the Wuhan lab leak, why did Iran then target you? Was it because of who your contact was at the Hudson Institute?

The 22-year-old had already been charged in October with allegedly assaulting and threatening to kill a woman known to him.

Investigators from ASIO, Australian Federal Police and WA Police now allege the man... sought assistance on a messaging platform in relation to explosive devices, military and tactical training and fake documents as part of planning a terrorist attack.

If convicted, the latest charge carries a maximum penalty of life imprisonment.

To Europe and Spaniards have queued to donate blood to help the passengers injured in a high-speed train crash earlier this week.

Also in the news, a Darwin teenager will face court after being charged with terrorism-related offences related to possessing violent extremist material and instructions for making 3D printed guns.

The charges follow a joint investigation by Federal and Northern Territory Police and ASIO after a tip-off about extremist material being shared online.

The Australian Federal Police says it's increasingly concerned about the speed at which young Australians are becoming radicalised online.

And the Albanese government's free trade agreement with the European Union is facing growing opposition, with farming groups urging Parliament to reject the deal.