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Hugo Lennon has taken credit for the offensive Bondi shooter posters in Melbourne.

Posters of the Bondi shooter appeared around Melbourne. The culprit has now been unmasked

A wealthy neo-Nazi associate has unmasked himself as behind the offensive posters depicting the Bondi shooter which appeared overnight around Melbourne recently.

  • Sherryn Groch and Cara Waters

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Australia’s neo-Nazis are shape-shifting. And as dangerous as ever

Neo-Nazis have embraced the idea of swarms of independent cells – with no central control or direction – as a more effective way to produce chaos and social panic.

  • Waleed Aly
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
Australia’s biggest neo-Nazi group has been in direct contact with dozens of terrorists and extremist groups overseas.

‘A scary time’: Nazi terror links revealed as disbanding sparks fears of violence

Experts say far-right extremists are more dangerous than ever, even as they officially split, and this masthead reveals the extent of their connection to terror cells around the world.

  • Sherryn Groch
Thomas Sewell leads blackclad NSN members into the anti-immigration ‘March for Australia’ rallies he secretly organised in August.

Australia’s biggest Nazi group to disband to escape jail ahead of crackdown

Australia’s neo-Nazis will formally disband ahead of the Albanese government’s crackdown, but experts say they are far from done.

  • Sherryn Groch and Paul Sakkal
Thomas Sewell gatecrashed Premier Jacinta Allan’s press conference in the days after neo-Nazis led violent clashes at the March for Australia anti-immigration rallies they organised.

Ambushing a premier, leading marches: How neo-Nazis grabbed the spotlight in 2025

Experts say they have never seen Australia’s neo-Nazis as emboldened as they were in 2025. But under new crackdowns, they’ll have to fight to stay in the frame.

  • Sherryn Groch
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Saturday’s neo-Nazis rally has raised questions about the limit of powers to police such groups.

Swords, extremist material and Nazi salutes: Three men charged as part of federal police blitz

Police have hit three men with Nazi-related charges and seized swastika-bearing swords as part of a week-long crackdown.

  • Matthew Knott and Perry Duffin
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
Stirling Cooper and Andrew Tate.

Violence, racism and antisemitism – it all starts with women

How misogyny acts as a Trojan horse for the extreme right.

  • Cynthia Miller-Idriss
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been targeted by online harassment.

Threats against politicians soar as second neo-Nazi charged

Another neo-Nazi has been charged with allegedly threatening an MP after the arrest of a neo-Nazi leader on Thursday.

  • Sherryn Groch, Nick Newling, Brittany Busch and Patrick Begley