Overview
- Attorney-General Michael Daley will reintroduce refined move-on powers for police outside places of worship after earlier provisions were struck down by the Supreme Court.
- The government plans to expand bans to cover Nazi chants and slogans, closing a gap left after the 2022 prohibition on public display of Nazi symbols.
- Prime Minister Anthony Albanese backed state efforts to restrict non‑religious face coverings at protests and to outlaw Nazi rhetoric, calling the rally unacceptable.
- NSW Police confirmed a Form 1 lodged under “White Australia” was not opposed, with Assistant Commissioner Peter Thurtell apologising for not alerting the commissioner as footage is reviewed for offences.
- Key figures in the National Socialist Network are promoting plans to register a ‘White Australia Party’ and target the NSW upper house, as AFP and ASIO increase monitoring of the group.