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Australia bans National Socialist Network, imposes 15-Year penalties

5/16/2026

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The government invoked new hate-group powers to stop extremist groups from evading bans by changing their name.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke listed the National Socialist Network, called White Australia, as a prohibited hate group, making support punishable by 15-year imprisonment.
Peter Wertheim of Executive Council of Australian Jewry praised the ban, and Jonathon Duniam, Shadow Home Affairs Minister, welcomed it for stopping groups from re-emerging under new names.

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The government invoked new hate-group powers to stop extremist groups from evading bans by changing their name.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke listed the National Socialist Network, called White Australia, as a prohibited hate group, making support punishable by 15-year imprisonment.
Peter Wertheim of Executive Council of Australian Jewry praised the ban, and Jonathon Duniam, Shadow Home Affairs Minister, welcomed it for stopping groups from re-emerging under new names.