Nationalism
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- Right-wing extremism
Echoes of 1930s Europe grow ever louder. We ignore them at our peril
The far right is on the march again in Germany. The parallels with the rise of Hitler almost a century ago are everywhere.
- Dennis Glover
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French far-right leader cancels speech after Bannon gives ‘Nazi salute’
Steve Bannon said his gesture was just a “wave” of thanks, and accused National Rally leader Jordan Bardella of “wetting his pants like a little child”.
- Michael Koziol
‘The consequence of being considered different is active persecution’
On the anniversary of the death camp liberation, Auschwitz survivors warn the hatred that led to the horror is ever present.
- Rob Harris
At Auschwitz, a solemn 80th anniversary ceremony is held amid global rise in antisemitism
Auschwitz survivors warned of the dangers of rising antisemitism, as world leaders gathered to mark 80 years since the Nazi German death camp was liberated.
- Rob Harris
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.
- Matthew Knott
- Updated
- World elections
German youth look to far-right in latest elections
A Tik Tok campaign helped Germany’s far-right AfD win a record number of votes in European elections, outpolling each of Germany’s three ruling coalition parties.
- Rob Harris
- Analysis
- Paris 2024
Rise of the far right puts French pop star in crosshairs of Olympics culture war
France’s surging far right doesn’t want a black, Muslim woman singing, “Non, je ne regrette rien”, in front of the Eiffel Tower and a global television audience at the opening ceremony.
- Chip Le Grand
Canadian white nationalist who drove ute into Muslim family gets life
A judge ruled the actions of Nathaniel Veltman were a “textbook example of terrorist motive and intent”.
Bikies, neo-Nazis and the ‘death squad’: How a WA murderer traded one underworld life for another
Robert Edhouse’s links to some of WA’s most violent and dangerous people run back to his childhood.
- Rebecca Peppiatt
- Exclusive
- Right-wing extremism
Swastikas, schoolboys and social media: teachers face growing problem
Students are giving Nazi salutes and praising Adolf Hitler as social media fuels antisemitism and teenage boys dare each other towards ever-more anti-social behaviour.
- Jordan Baker
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