Extremists are discussing provoking a 'race war', ASIO boss warns
Key Points
- Mike Burgess, the head of Australia's domestic spy agency, is set to deliver a speech at the National Press Club.
- He is expected to warn that Australian members of nationalist extremist networks are using encrypted messaging apps.
- Burgess will also warn artificial intelligence could "increase espionage" and "make radicalisation easier and faster".
Australia's domestic spy agency says it is investigating a number of nationalists and "racist extremists" who are discussing how to provoke a "race …