Australian government lists extremist network as terrorist organization

The Australian government has listed an online nationalist extremist network as a terrorist organization.
Tony Burke, the Minister for Home Affairs, on Friday announced that Terrorgram has been officially deemed a terrorist group under the criminal code following consultation with national security and intelligence agencies.
It means that any Australian who is a member of, recruits for, trains with, funds or supports the online network will face a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison.
Burke described the group as a “nationalist and racist violent extremist organization” and said that officially listing it as a terrorist organization gives security agencies significantly more power to restrict its operations in Australia and stop it from promoting violent extremism.
He said in a statement that members of the group, which operates on decentralized and encrypted platforms, create and distribute propaganda to inspire terrorist attacks on minorities, infrastructure and specific individuals.