Australia's biggest Nazi group to disband to escape jail ahead of crackdown
Australia’s biggest neo-Nazi group will disband by the end of the week to avoid lengthy jail time as the Albanese government moves to outlaw extremist groups after the Bondi terror attack.
On Tuesday, in an internal announcement from within the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network (NSN) leaked to this masthead, leader Thomas Sewell and his state leadership told members that the organisation would be “disbanded in full” by midnight on Sunday.
The decision came hours after the government released the draft legislation of its new hate speech crackdown, to be debated by parliament next week, which include penalties of up to 15 years’ jail for those found to belong to or support outlawed groups, as well as new offences for radicalising children.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has already signalled the NSN and Islamist extremist organisation Hizb-ut Tahrir could be listed under the new laws, but currently operated below the threshold for charges.
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