The Australian Security and Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is warning that right-wing terrorism here is becoming more cohesive and organized, and could graduate from lone wolf attacks to something much worse.

"The threat from the extreme right wing in Australia has increased in recent years," stated the report compiled by Duncan Lewis, who has since retired as ASIO's director-general.  "Extreme right-wing groups in Australia are more cohesive and organised than they have been over previous years, and will remain an enduring threat.

"This threat is not something new," it continued, "but current extreme right-wing networks are better organised and more sophisticated than those of the past."

ASIO says it resolved or investigated 12,478 counter-terrorism leads, which resulted in disrupting three planned terror attacks in 2018-19.  The agency will need more resources to combat the growing threat.

"ASIO will need to build new capability and capacity to meet current and future demand for our trusted advice and expertise," said Mr. Lewis.  "We will necessarily prioritise our finite resources - across our counter-terrorism, counter-espionage and foreign interference, border integrity and protective security advice programs - towards addressing activities of the greatest potential harm to Australians and Australian interests