
Law Change Considered After ‘Ridiculous’ Neo-Nazi March
Published on January 28, 2024
Police could get further powers to crack down on “ridiculous” extremists who tried to drum up support for a racist revolution on Australia Day. The group of about 60 hooded men, mostly wearing black masks and clothes, gathered in Artarmon on Sydney’s north shore before boarding a city-bound train on Friday. But the group’s plans to march through the city were thwarted by quick-acting police who halted the train at North Sydney station. Six people were arrested and taken to Chatswood Police Station and a further 55 men were fined for offensive behaviour. Thomas Sewell, leader of the Australian neo-Nazi organisation National Socialist Network, was among those ordered to stay out of the Sydney CBD on public safety grounds....
