Aug 5, 2026 – 12.01amVictoria’s joint counter-terrorism team has launched a first-of-a-kind investigation into whether an arson attack on a Melbourne defence manufacturer was an act of terrorism potentially orchestrated by far-left extremists with anarchist and revolutionary ideologies.The investigation into the attack in July 2025 on Lovitt Technologies comes against a backdrop of ASIO warnings of a rise in extremism across the ideological spectrum that makes it harder to detect and feeds into a more unpredictable security environment.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles
Fears far-left extremists carried out arson attack
Victoria’s joint counter-terrorism team has initiated an unprecedented investigation into an arson attack potentially motivated by far-left ideology
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