Why Australia's spies think the far right could find a foothold during coronavirus - a podcast by ABC Radio

Since Australia's coronavirus shutdown began, there's been a spike in reports of racist attacks, where people are targeted because they just happen to look Asian.

Intelligence agencies are now warning that far right groups are exploiting the pandemic to further their own radical agendas.

For some, that involves fomenting unrest to bring about a "race war".

Mario Christodoulou investigates.

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