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Neo-Nazis belonging to the now-dissolved National Socialist Network (NSN) had lots of fun at the March for White Australia in Melbourne/Naarm in August last year. Unfortunately — seemingly propelled by the political momentum provided by the thousands of Ordinary Dumbs & Mads who gathered to hear the Balwyn Gauleiter espouse white nationalism from the steps of the Victorian state parliament on August 31 — in order to celebrate their largest cheer-squad to date, the cheeky Lads allegedly proceeded to engage in a group assault upon a number of (Indigenous) people gathered at Camp Sovereignty in King’s Domain.
For some, the Camp is an Indigenous sacred site; for the neo-Nazis, it represented a target ripe for violent abuse, both on account of it being an assertion of Indigenous memory and struggle, but also because, in their phantasies, the Camp was in fact the temporary headquarters of “anTEEfa!”. In this sense, the claim mirrors that made by the same nazis regarding the hikers the NSN targeted in another ‘violent disorder’ in May 2021 (and for which Sewell was later convicted). In which context, it may be useful to remember that whenever these meatheads encounter any form of hostility, they almost invariably attribute responsibility to Cheet0 Mussolini’s enimies.
Be that as it may, as a result of their mini-pogrom in 2025, 14 neo-Nazis were later arrested and charged with an array of offences. And on Thursday, March 26, the former NSN lvl boss, Tom Sewell, ‘formally pleaded not guilty to five charges relating to the incident, including violent disorder, affray and unlawful assault’. Also facing charges are:
• Nathan Bull
• Haymish Busscher
• Billy Michael Conheady
• Jake Crockett
• Zack Steven Dewaard
• Augustus Coolie Hartigan
• Timothy Holger Lutze
• Michael Nelson
• Michael Saarinen
• Ryan Williams
• Yan Zakharin
Two other neo-Nazis, Blake Cathcart and Jaeden Johnson, have already entered guilty pleas and await sentencing.
Thus, while the NSN may be dead, Mr Hitler’s spirit lives on in the hearts of the lucky gentlemen who, along with allied NSN projects ‘European Australian Movement’ (EAM) and the abortive White Australia Party (a party memorably and ringingly endorsed by Dr Stephen McInerney, a senior staff member at Campion College in Sydney), formed its membership.
In addition to defending himself in court against these latest charges, Sewell has also been busy raising money (via Warren Mundine’s CPAC sponsor Give Send Go) to mount a high court challenge to recent ‘hate speech’ legislation. The fundraising campaign was created by Thomas Sewell for the benefit of Paladin Lawyers PTY LTD, whom you may remember from such headlines as Lawyer for Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell shared racist, antisemitic posts on social media (Ben Butler and Danny Tran, ABC, September 27, 2025). Other local Give Send Go/NSN fundraising campaigns include ‘White Australia’, ‘White Australia Fund’, ‘Support Matthew Gruter and his Family’, ‘Support Brandan Koschel and his Family’, ‘Support Joel Davis’, ‘Legal fundraiser for Thomas Sewell’ and ‘Aiding Blair Cottrells Recovery’. NB. This is a non-exhaustive list; by my calculations, to date, the Christian nationalists, following in the footsteps of Jesus, have assisted the NSN & Co. to raise in excess of $400,000.
Remarkably, Sewell also recently appeared on a vodcast with James Mason, author of the tract Siege, a popular tome among the NSN and an ideological beacon to many other neo-Nazis. In January, Sherryn Groch (‘A scary time’: Nazi terror links revealed as disbanding sparks fears of violence, The Sydney Morning Herald, January 25, 2026) wrote:
Just this month in a public NSN channel on Telegram, this masthead observed a user posting a genuine copy of the terror manual Siege, which argues neo-Nazi groups can seed lone-wolf attacks without actually having to explicitly direct them. That user soon after posted a photograph displaying a tattoo of the satanic neo-Nazi group Order of Nine Angles, of which some NSN recruits have been members.
For a detailed account of Mason’s ideology, see : Neo-Nazi Terrorism and Countercultural Fascism: The Origins and Afterlife of James Mason’s Siege, Spencer Sunshine, Routledge, 2024. See also : The Countercultural Figures who Helped Give Birth to the Neo-Nazi Terrorist Networks of Today, Spencer Sunshine, The Quietus, May 15, 2025 and Far-right threats to kidnap Albanese, post bombs to mosques, secret chats reveal, Sherryn Groch, The Sydney Morning Herald, January 25, 2026.
Naturally, the 14 who allegedly attacked Camp Sovereignty are not the only nazi schmucks to find themselves in legal difficulties. Hence:
• Last month, Jonathan Salter, an ADF member and former NSN recruit, faced court for allegedly possessing violent extremist material and multiple ‘exceptionally serious examples’ of child abuse material (including children as young as one being horrifically abused): ‘In submissions seeking bail, his lawyers argued there was “little risk of radicalisation” and no evidence to suggest Salter “has any current or recent ties to radical groups or terror groups”. They also said he had been diagnosed with autism.’ According to anti-fascist research collective The White Rose Society, the evidence presented to the court showed a textbook pattern of mass shooters: too radical for a group, so potentially a lone actor. See : ADF member who trained with neo-Nazis allegedly caught with child abuse and extremist material, Michael McGowan, the Sydney Morning Herald, February 26, 2026. In the end, ‘Salter was refused bail in the Supreme Court … and is due to appear before the local court again in April. He is facing 13 charges of possession and distributing child abuse and accessing and possession of extremist material.’
Such charges naturally bring to mind related groupings like O9A, 764, True Crime Community et. al.: incredibly grim stuff. See : Nihilistic Violence: Understanding Online Networks Obsessed With Harm, GPAHE, December 29, 2025 (‘Warning: This report discusses themes of self-harm, animal mutilation, suicide, and sexual assault’). See also : Zacchary Jarrod Hulse denied bail over Christchurch video, and Nazi flags, Brendan O’Malley, The Courier Mail, December 16, 2025.
• While it’s been unreported AFAIK, another NSN member, Jimeone Roberts — who in August 2022 was found by the courts to have been A Very Naughty Boy after he and his stoopid mate Jack Darren Bell plastered Caulfield in neo-Nazi stickers — is currently resting in jail after the brave ANZAC was found guilty of monstering some old ladies in February 2024. Their concern for the plight of refugees in Australia apparently triggered him to engage in a display of masculine dominance (one possibly informed by other factors).
• Former UniMelb Young Liberal and NSN member Stefan Eracleous is again before the courts for being naughty. While Eracelous was reportedly ejected from the NSN for misappropriating tens of thousands of dollarydoos, prior to this, he was able to collaborate with his BFF Mr Roberts in the production of videos targeting Senator Lidia Thorpe, along with extracting $651 from the manager of an Irish pub in town a few years ago; the ’51’ a reference to the number of Muslim worshippers murdered by the Christchurch killer, and further representative of Eracelous’ attempt to popularise the term via his Internet handle, ‘Australian Meditations 51’: a tribute to the mass murderer.
(While the occasion has largely disappeared into a memory hole named Australia, March 15 was again commemorated this year in Melbourne/Naarm. Unfortunately, those who attended had to contend with a coalition of angwy Zionists and Pahlavi fans. See also : ‘A lot of the hate happened in Australia’: why the Christchurch mosque attack still awaits a full reckoning, Ariel Bogle, The Guardian, March 15, 2026.)
• While Jacob Hersant, having played a stoopid game and won the distinction of being the first Australian to be convicted of performing a Nazi salute, his stoopid prize of a brief stint at His Majesty’s pleasure ended recently. Whether or not Hersant was able to compose some more pomes to impress his frens during his imprisonment is unknown (God knows Gina Rinehart deserves some competition), but he’s back in court next month for other matters in any case.
Finally, tomorrow (March 29) the organisers of the March for White Australia are conducting a series of private meetings for its supporters, a number of whom include former members and sympathisers of the NSN and satellite groupings.
See also : antifa notes (january 18, 2026) : National Socialist Network (2020–2026) : Rest in Pieces?.
Elsewhere
The Orange Goblin’s renewed WAR! on anti-fascism has borne fruit in Texas, with the conviction of eight people on various charges:
A jury in Texas has convicted eight people in the first federal anti-terror case since the Trump administration declared “antifa” a terror group. Nine defendants alleged to be members of an “antifa terror cell” stood trial on federal and state charges including rioting, using explosives and attempted murder. The charges stemmed from their attendance at an anti-ICE protest outside the Prairieland ICE jail on July 4, during which fireworks were set off and a police officer was shot and wounded. Eight protesters now face at least 15 years in jail. Their legal teams plan to appeal. “The antifa of it all, from my perspective, was purely political,” says one of the defendants’ attorneys, Xavier de Janon, who joins Democracy Now! to break down the case.
See also : Support the Prairieland Defendants /// Fascist attacks during French local elections, Contre Attaque, Freedom, March 24, 2026 /// Court in Hungary declares German anti-fascist Maja T. guilty, Marcel Fürstenau and Rina Goldenberg, Deutsche Welle, February 4, 2026.
