As more is revealed about the Wieambilla shooters, some question why Gareth Train was not on authorities’ radar

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Experts are concerned the threat of far-right extremism and sovereign citizens is not being taken seriously. But that could change after the murder of three people in Queensland

But also central to investigations into the activities of the Train family are how they escaped the attention of authorities in the months before the attack. Gareth in particularGuardian Australia understands many of Gareth’s online activities only came to the attention of authorities in Queensland and NSW after the shooting.Photograph: Uploaded to a video sharing platform

The former official says Gareth’s posting and “narrative arc” seemed to exceed the threshold where he would be considered a threat. The visit by police to the remote property, in an area known as the blocks, was given a risk assessment of “business as usual”, the Queensland police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, confirmed this week, indicating local officers had no access to information that suggested there was something to fear.Experts on sovereign citizens and far-right extremism are concerned the threat posed by such movements is not being taken seriously.

 

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