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Former neo-Nazi fined for offensive salute

AAP — Sat, 09 May 2026 23:02:23 +0000

A 21-year-old man who performed a Nazi salute at police officers while drunk outside a popular Hobart bar has been fined $1,400. Alex Kobi James-Devine was leaving the area outside the Observatory Bar on Hobart’s waterfront in the early hours of February 8 when he made the gesture towards officers. Police had directed him to […]

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Hate speech charge laid over banner at neo-Nazi rally

AAP — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:43:06 +0000

A man has been arrested after allegedly unveiling an antisemitic banner at a rally organised by prominent neo-Nazis outside a state parliament. A rally orchestrated by prominent neo-Nazis outside the gates of NSW Parliament has resulted in a hate speech arrest nearly six months later. A group of 60 black-clad demonstrators gathered outside NSW Parliament […]

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Mother shocked by racist and antisemitic graffiti at local playground

J-Wire News Service — Fri, 01 May 2026 05:50:50 +0000

A mother in Rolleston near Christchurch, New Zealand, says she felt sick and unsafe after discovering racist and antisemitic graffiti, including a swastika, at a children’s playground used by her young son. Amanda Cursino, a Brazilian national who has lived in the Selwyn district for about six months, found the graffiti at Ackland Park on […]

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Police find no offence at neo-Nazi rally as government keeps hate speech review secret

J-Wire News Service — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 06:46:41 +0000

A neo-Nazi leader who promoted a conspiracy theory about the Jewish community during a protest outside NSW Parliament did not breach racial vilification laws, according to a NSW Police review, as debate intensifies over the strength and clarity of the state’s hate speech regime. The finding, first reported by The Sydney Morning Herald on 1 […]

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Extremist seeks forgiveness in court appeal over antisemitic speech

J-Wire News Service — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 00:24:29 +0000

A Sydney man serving a 12-month jail sentence for an antisemitic speech at an Australia Day rally has told the District Court he regrets his actions, has rejected white supremacist ideology, and does not want to be perceived as “a hateful person”. Brandan Koschel, 31, appeared via audiovisual link from prison yesterday at the Sydney […]

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White supremacist extremism rising in Australia

AAP — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 03:08:45 +0000

The increase in terror charges for white supremacy and neo-Nazi ideologues has spurred concerns that not enough is being done to combat the threat. White supremacists make up one in five people charged with terrorism offences in the past half-decade, with federal police recording an increase in crimes allegedly motivated by neo-Nazi ideologies. Since 2020, […]

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Tough police powers to target ‘hate-promoting’ protests

AAP — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 06:09:53 +0000

Police will get the power to reject protest applications they believe could promote hate under planned state laws. Police could unmask protesters under beefed-up state laws that would also ban the public display of symbols linked to designated terror organisations. Police would also be empowered to reject protest applications the force believes are likely to […]

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Neo-Nazi told off as magistrate denounces brazen racism

AAP — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:05:15 +0000

Neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant, who was convicted of performing a sieg heil outside court, is facing fresh charges after allegedly dressing as a Ku Klux Klan member. A magistrate has admonished a neo-Nazi after he was accused of dressing as a Ku Klux Klan member and inciting racial hatred in public. Jacob Hersant, 26, began smiling […]

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Alleged Neo-Nazi charged under new hate laws at Australia Day rally

AAP J-Wire — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 05:08:45 +0000

A Sydney man accused of delivering an antisemitic tirade at an Australia Day rally has been alleged to have shown “brazen and public incitement towards the Jewish community”. 31-yr-old Brandan Koschel was arrested shortly after speaking at the anti-immigration March for Australia rally at Moore Park, where he allegedly told the crowd that Jewish people […]

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Neo-Nazi and Hizb ut-Tahrir target new hate speech laws

AAP J-Wire — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 06:17:00 +0000

New hate speech laws are facing a potential legal challenge from a prominent neo-Nazi, just days after the legislation passed federal parliament. The legislation, which passed late on Tuesday night, aims to curb the ability of extremist groups to incite violence based on religion, while also strengthening powers to deport extremists and prevent them from […]

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