One of Australia’s top security officials says increasingly heated political rhetoric is having a direct influence on the number of reports of threats and abuse directed at MPs, and has urged social media companies to do more to combat online radicalisation.
The fresh warning comes amid scrutiny of the damaging impact of public language on politicians’ safety after a violent attack on Indi MP Helen Haines in northern Victoria on Monday which led to both her legs being amputated.
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