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Damage from a suspicious fire at a former church, the site of a proposed mosque, in Kilmore on Tuesday.

Muslim leader to meet police chief over Islamophobia investigations

A rise in violent threats and two suspicious blazes in two days have Victoria’s Muslim community on edge but police say the fires are not hate-related.

  • Sherryn Groch

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Joel Gilbert, a US filmmaker, conservative activist and conspiracy theorist.

Obama conspiracy theorist to address Australian conservative summit

American filmmaker and Infowars regular Joel Gilbert is speaking this week at Advance’s new conference in Sydney along with former prime minister Tony Abbott and Victorian MP Moira Deeming.

  • Michael Koziol
Police at a March for Australia rally in Melbourne in October.

Police boost security as Melbourne braces for Australia Day rally and counter-protest

Anti-immigration protesters and Invasion Day demonstrators are set to converge on Melbourne’s CBD on Monday.

  • Kieran Rooney
March for Australia figures Hugo Lennon, Thomas Sewell and Bec Freedom

Far-right threats to kidnap Albanese, post bombs to mosques, secret chats reveal

Apparent threats, including a recording of a man being offered $10,000 to rent a van and kidnap Anthony Albanese, were posted in an online chat room run by March for Australia organisers.

  • Sherryn Groch

Cronulla riots, 20 years on: the legacy of violence lingers in brazen silence

Neo-Nazi and anti-immigration posters are allowed to remain on the streets of Cronulla while they are removed or covered with anti-fascist stickers in Sydney’s inner city.

  • Charlotte Feakins and Carsten Wergin
Thomas Sewell walks free on bail last month with partner Rebecca Konstantinou - both have worked with vulnerable kids in residential care or schools.

Neo-Nazis’ chilling threats as government investigates homeschooling network

A female MP has reported threats as Australia’s Nazis bristle at government probes into their secretive homeschooling networks.

  • Sherryn Groch
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Members of the National Socialist Network at a rally outside NSW Parliament in November, left, and neo-Nazis at a March for Australia rally in Melbourne in August.

Helly Hansen is the new uniform of choice for neo-Nazis. Why?

The Norwegian brand with the HH logo has become popular on the far right. But is there anything a fashion label can – or should – do to disassociate itself from extremist movements?

  • Lauren Ironmonger
Chris Minns, Premier of New South Wales and CommanderMal Lanyon speak to the media about a rally held outside NSW Parliament in Sydney on Nov, 08, 2025. Photo: Flavio Brancaleone/The Sydney Morning Herald

A blunder left senior police in the dark about a neo-Nazi rally. It was far from the most concerning revelation

If we have learnt anything from Saturday’s police-sanctioned protest, it is the size of the chasm between those who make laws and those who enforce them.

  • Riley Walter
Alex Volvach is a Russian-educated information security professional. He was among the 60-odd members of the National Socialist Network who rallied outside parliament on Saturday.

Security contractor with education department links among neo-Nazis at Sydney rally

Russian-educated Alex Volvach and Sydney Trains employee Cooper Stephens were among 60-odd black-clad men standing outside NSW Parliament.

  • Michael McGowan and Jessica McSweeney
The identified participants at Saturday’s gathering at NSW Parliament.

Engineer. Teacher. Postie: The neo-Nazis who rallied in Sydney

Those who gathered on Saturday include a personal trainer, an English-as-a-second-language teacher and a former bar manager who is facing DV charges.

  • Michael McGowan and Sherryn Groch