Security chief predicts 'polarising and dividing' problem of returning foreign fighters

By David Wroe
Updated March 23 2017 - 4:43pm, first published 4:34pm

The head of ASIO, Duncan Lewis, has signalled authorities are bracing for a heated political and community reaction to the return of Australians fighting with jihadist groups such as Islamic State, warning it will be a "polarising and a dividing" issue.

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