Right-wing extremism
Five Eyes nations sound unprecedented alarm on ‘shocking’ teenage terror threat
Australian children as young as 12 are at risk of becoming terrorists, demanding a “whole-of-society” response to online radicalisation, authorities say.
- by Matthew Knott
Latest
Extremist influencer Candace Owens vows to appeal against Australian visa cancellation
The agitator said she and her tour promoter would file an appeal, and the case would be reviewed by a federal judge in days.
- by Olivia Ireland
Tommy Robinson, anti-migrant, anti-Muslim agitator, jailed in UK
The sentencing came two days after thousands of his supporters took to the streets of London for a rally that prompted a large counter-demonstration.
- by Stephen Castle
Neo-Nazis pepper-sprayed after attempting to disrupt refugee rally
Police dispersed a balaclava-clad group near a refugee encampment on Tuesday night, sending them running as demonstrators cheered.
- by Cassandra Morgan
Corowa neo-Nazi rally sparks call for united front against hate
Political leaders have condemned a gathering of white supremacists as “disgraceful and cowardly”.
- by Rachel Eddie
Neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant to be jailed for performing Nazi salute
A magistrate has signalled he will sentence Hersant to time in prison after he found the white supremacist guilty of performing a Nazi salute.
- by Erin Pearson
Updated
Courts
First person found guilty of Nazi salute as court upholds Victoria’s new ban
The 25-year-old man argued the charge was constitutionally invalid, but a magistrate found otherwise and upheld the legislation outlawing the Nazi salute.
- by Erin Pearson
Far-right in Europe now a phenomenon the mainstream cannot ignore
Austria’s Freedom Party is the latest far-right party to win a European election, as disaffected young voters turn their backs on mainstream parties.
- by Rob Harris
Deeming didn’t want to assume saluting, black-clad men were Nazis
The ousted Liberal says she found it very difficult to believe there were “actual, real Nazis in Melbourne” and didn’t want to accuse them if she wasn’t sure.
- by Rachel Eddie
Who is the ‘great woman’ looming over Trump everywhere he goes?
Far-right activist and “proud Islamophobe”, Laura Loomer travels with Donald Trump to official engagements. She once described Kamala Harris as a “drug-using prostitute”.
- by Patrick Svitek
Opinion
Elon Musk
The far right is the only place left for Elon Musk’s X-rated ego
Many are wondering how the poster boy for futurism ended up sounding like a conspiracy-theory-spouting uncle. But what if we’re all missing the point?
- by Joan Westenberg
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