NSW Police have arrested a young man and woman for a sweep of alleged offences linked to right-wing extremist thinking. The 19-year-old man and 20-year-old woman were taken into custody after police executed a search warrant at a home on Menzies Rd in Marsfield in Sydney’s northwest on Tuesday. “DuringContinue Reading
Social media is driving young Australians into the destructive rabbit holes of right-wing extremism, a panel of counter-terror experts has warned, and pulling youngsters away from the path of extremism will require complex action on the part of local communities and government. Professor Michele Grossman AM, speaking at a senateContinue Reading
Publicly performing the Nazi salute and displaying or dealing in symbols like the swastika are now illegal acts, with landmark new laws now in effect. Under the counter-terrorism legislation passed by parliament last month, doing so is punishable by 12 months imprisonment. From Monday, the trade and public display ofContinue Reading
Collectors could be given six months to a year to get rid of items with Nazi or Islamic State symbols under a push to ban them from public display. The federal government introduced the legislation in June and has been before the parliament’s powerful joint intelligence committee. Under the newContinue Reading
Public displays of Nazi hate symbols could soon be outlawed in Australia in a sweeping set of reforms. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus announced on Wednesday the federal government will introduce a new Bill to parliament next week that will criminalise displays of the Nazi swastika or symbols of the Schutzstaffel (SS).Continue Reading
A cemetery has proven the latest target of an extremist group, with over 10 headstones spray-painted and damaged. NSW Police officers from the Port Stephens-Hunter Police District were called to a cemetery on Louth Park Rd in South Maitland on Tuesday following reports the headstones had been vandalised. Police foundContinue Reading