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Senator Patterson welcomes listing of neo-Nazi organisation, Hezbollah as terrorist organisations, says Hamas should be added

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Senator James Patterson has welcomed the decision to list Hezbollah and The Base as terrorist organisations.(Andrew Kennedy)

Extreme right-wing group "The Base" and the entirety of Hezbollah - a Shia Islamist Militant group - will be listed as terrorist organisations.

Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews announced the change today which will extend the listing of Hezbollah to include its political division.

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Senator James Patterson, Chair of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security

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Federal Government, Government and Politics, Federal Parliament, Terrorism, Community and Society
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