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Neo-Nazis March in Melbourne, Calls for Police Action Rise

8/9/2025

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Masked neo-Nazis from the National Socialist Network paraded through Melbourne's CBD, igniting urgent demands for enhanced police powers to combat far-right extremism. With around 100 participants, the rally unfolded just ahead of the group's national conference in regional Victoria, leaving police grappling to maintain order as the march surged down Bourke Street.

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Masked neo-Nazis from the National Socialist Network paraded through Melbourne's CBD, igniting urgent demands for enhanced police powers to combat far-right extremism. With around 100 participants, the rally unfolded just ahead of the group's national conference in regional Victoria, leaving police grappling to maintain order as the march surged down Bourke Street.