Social media connects far-right groups

J-Wire reports on the far-right Australian political party Australia First and Australian members of the Greek far-right political party Golden Dawn, who held a rally in Brisbane last week. They cite a briefing by the Online Hate Prevention Institute, which examines how these groups connected through social media following revelations of on 60 Minutes on April 13 that Golden Dawn has a presence in Australia.

The briefing notes that a Facebook page “Australians for the Golden Dawn Party” was created back in November 2013. The briefing presents examples of the racist posts that appear on the Facebook page of this Australia offshoot of the Greek neo-Nazi group. Some of the racist examples are from overseas while others are specifically Australia, promoting a return to the White Australia Policy. The content is likely to breach the much discussed S 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act (Cth).