‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’ : March For White Australia : October 19, 2025

See : ‘Don’t mention Hitler and you’re sweet’: The great March for Australia deception, Sherryn Groch and Rachael Dexter, The Age, September 20, 2025.

They’re back!

Following the Smash Hit! (and broken Camp) that was August 19, on Sunday, October 19, the March For White Australia RETVRNS.

Huzzah!

FWIW, the October 19 event follows a similar one on September 13, ‘Australia Unites’, organised by a different mob. Thus, while a nostalgic yearning for a White Australia unites both (overlapping) currents, organisers/promoters are divided on the question of whether or not neo-Nazis should be welcomed. For the September 13 c00kers (‘The People’s Revolution’, ‘Millions March Against Mandatory Vaccinations’, Darren Bergwerf‘s ‘My Place Australia’, Craig Cole‘s ‘Leave Our Kids Alone’ et. al.), the answer was largely ‘No’. Nonetheless, along with Tom Sewell’s nazi gang, the August event — likely, at least partly because it took place ahead of the September assembly — attracted more participants than the September one. Oddly, nepo baby and property developer scion Hugo ‘auspill’ Lennon claims credit for the success of August and what he claims was ‘the largest anti-immigration protest in AUS history’ (tens of thousands marched across his family’s vast property portfolio lol).

Of course, animosity towards migrant workers is a sentiment that can be usefully harnessed by all sorts of political tendencies. Right-wing lobby group Advance, for example.

In any case, much the same grouping responsible for promoting/’organising’ the August events are back for October: principally, Bec ‘Freedom’ Walker and Jesse ‘Q Anon’ Stewart. Joining them are Lawrence McIntyre and, in Melbourne, Matt Trihey of the fascist groupusucule ‘National Workers Alliance’ (NWA). You may remember Matt from such groupings as ‘The Lads Society’ or ‘Women Will Speak’:

Matt Trihey of the ‘National Workers Alliance’ addresses the ‘Women Will Speak’ anti-trans rally, Naarm/Melbourne, March 23, 2024.

The NWA has garnered some minor media attention since its formation in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns (Matt got slapped by an elderly woman at an election event in April and his Neighbour, Damien Richardson, got into legal trouble for allegedly performing the Nazi salute at a NWA event in September 2024) but otherwise operates in a spirit of collaboration with the National Socialist Network (NSN).

The NSN easily dominated the Marching flagwits in August, especially in Melbourne and Sydney, and October 19 organisers are more than happy for them to again pay the role of patriarch. Unfortunately, the NSN fuehrer, Tom Sewell, remains in prison awaiting charges for the nazi fun & games at Camp Sovereignty, leaving his sidekick Jacob Hersant to issue orders. And, according to Hersant, the NSN will not be attending the October 19 events:

The reasoning behind the decision is fairly straight-forward: the NSN has already gained what it wanted from the flagwits. That said, given the public outcry over the attack on Camp Sovereignty, it’s also possible that, rather than facilitate the NSN’s participation as in August, Victoria Police may attempt to stymie it instead. Which, in turn, would likely result in more legal trouble for da boiz: Hersant is due in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on October 15, Sewell on November 21, Jimeone Roberts in Ringwood on October 27, and so on.

Presumably, along with hundreds if not thousands of angwy flagwits, binfluencers and very unhappy c00kers, it would make sense for the NSN to send along at least some observers, who knows? Either way, Walker has announced the following locations for October 19:

• Melbourne : Parliament House
• Sydney : Hyde Park
• Brisbane : Emma Miller Place
• Perth : Langley Park
• Adelaide : Light Square
• Canberra : Captain Cook Memorial
• Hobart : Salamanca Gardens

There are also several regional events, my personal favourite being the one meeting at the station car park in Yeppoon.

Note that Sundays in Melbourne mean Palestine solidemos, so police will again be managing at least two assemblies on the day. Much the same applies to Sydney.

Finally, counter-rallies of one sort or another are also being organised: I’ll post details later:

[Later.]