Australia's national terrorism threat level elevated to 'probable'

ASIO raised the nation's terror threat level in response to the growing number of Australians embracing extremist ideologies.

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00:00Asia has decided to return Australia's national terrorism threat level from possible to probable.

00:08I want to reassure Australians, probable does not mean inevitable and it does not mean there

00:15is intelligence about an imminent threat or danger.

00:19But the advice that we've received is that more Australians are embracing a more diverse

00:24range of extreme ideologies and it is our responsibility to be vigilant.

00:31To be clear, this is the same threat level that was in place in Australia for more than

00:38eight years before it was lowered in November of 2022.

00:43A threat level of probable means we assess there is a greater than 50% chance of an onshore

00:48attack or planning in the next 12 months.

00:52It does not mean that we have intelligence about a current attack planning or an expectation

00:57of an imminent attack.