The ABC has released the results of an investigation into neo-nazi efforts to infiltrate Australian conservative political parties.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...-of-mainstream-politics-in-australia/10368972
Another article I've read today tells of a man being arrested for making threatening phone calls to the NSW nationals Office as they held a meeting to expell up to 20 white nationalists from the party.
While I don't agree with the policies of the Nationals, it's good to see they're being vigilant and taking action when it comes to these matters. It's quite possible they've learned a good lesson from what has been happening in the US with Alt-Right infiltration.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-10...-of-mainstream-politics-in-australia/10368972
The ABC has uncovered a covert plot by Australia's alt-right movement to join major political parties and influence their policy agendas from within.
Background Briefing has witnessed members of the NSW Young Nationals in Sydney attending a secret men's-only fight club set up by some of the country's most prominent alt-right nationalists.
The group is called The New Guard and its followers are self-described fascists.
At least three NSW Young Nationals — including Clifford Jennings, who sits on the executive of the party's youth wing — are, or recently have been, members.
On Facebook and elsewhere online, more NSW Young Nationals are sharing alt-right talking points, racist in-jokes containing coded references to Hitler, and theories of a global Jewish conspiracy.
For context, the Nationals party is the Australia political party representing the rural population and farmers. So an influx of new members with metropolitan addresses would be quite suspect.The first sign of an alt-right push within the NSW Young Nationals came during a dramatic state conference in May.
Ethan Gordon, who was a communications officer at the time, became suspicious after noticing a large influx of new members with city, not rural, addresses.
"We were blindsided," he said.
"This was an infiltration by another group with a very particular ideological motivation, or seemed to have a very particular ideological motivation."
Dr Ross has become familiar with the coded references used by members of these online groups.
For example, one of The New Guard's members is Nicholas Walker, a NSW Young National who goes by the name "Niklaus Velker" online.
On April 30 this year, the anniversary of Hitler's death, he posted to his own Facebook page "Rest in Peace 88".
Eight represents the 8th letter of the alphabet, H, so "88" becomes "HH", meaning "Heil Hitler".
Another Facebook profile, registered under the name Joel Harley, lists his place of work as "Auschwitz Concentration Camp".
A man by the same name joined the NSW Young Nationals this year and attended the state conference in May.
But when Background Briefing contacted Mr Harley, he denied the Facebook profile belonged to him. The profile was deleted soon afterwards.
Another article I've read today tells of a man being arrested for making threatening phone calls to the NSW nationals Office as they held a meeting to expell up to 20 white nationalists from the party.
While I don't agree with the policies of the Nationals, it's good to see they're being vigilant and taking action when it comes to these matters. It's quite possible they've learned a good lesson from what has been happening in the US with Alt-Right infiltration.