Brendan O’Neill: Islamic extremism is a threat. Islamophobia is a racket

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke a total of 5,022 words in the day after the slaughter of Jews at Bondi Beach. And not one of those words was “Islam.” Or “Muslim.” Or even “Islamic extremism.” He did talk about the “far right” though. Twice. We need to tackle “the rise of right-wing extremist groups,” […]