Neo-Nazi
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To tackle Nazi we must tackle incitement
The Australian government must not only ban far-right groups, but also criminalise speech that incites violence in the name of ideological or religious extremism.
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Neo-Nazis April Fools’ Day
When researching extremism, particularly online extremism, one needs to be conscious of many layers of depth. Peeling that onion takes time, effort and expertise. Experts are needed to raise the alarm when there is an emerging threat, but also not to play into the hands of neo-Nazis when they engage in attention-seeking publicity stunts.
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Swastikas on the Green, Extremists on the Net
Our CEO, Dr Andre Oboler, was on SBS World News Radio earlier tonight discussing the Swastikas painted on the green at the Cranbourne Golf Club and the dangers rising online hate during Coronavirus pose both now and as restrictions begin to be eased. This interview was pre-recorded and some critical elements of our commentary were…
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Mein Kampf Discussion
This briefing is a follow up to our article about Dymocks selling 94 editions of Mein Kampf. The editions include the Nazi’s official translation and many of these editions lack any commentary and offer the text, which is genocidal propaganda, with no interpretation or historical context. We’ve had some lively discussion on our Facebook post…
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Tackling Hate on Twitter – Civil Society and the Bots
Last year we received a suspicious tweet directed to us, followed by one from another account warning us the first account was a troll. That was how we met Impostor Buster, the author of the second account. Impostor Buster was not a person, but an automated piece of software designed by a software developer on one…
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A special investigation into extremism
Over the last few weeks I have been exchanging e-mails with Paul Toohey a journalist from News Corp. The e-mails let to the Online Hate Prevention Institute’s offices by him and a photographer as part of a special investigation into extremism in Australia. The article, “Extremism taking us to dark places” was published in various…
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OHPI closes new Australian Nazi group Battalion88
A Facebook page promoting a new Australian based Neo-Nazi group, Battalion88 (page id: 452209554976265), was created two weeks ago an experiencing rapid growth. While claiming to be Australian, the page sought to transport American white supremacy to Australia and there were significant doubts about ti being locally run. Over the weekend OHPI documented, analysed, reported,…
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The ups and downs of an anonymous, anti-fascist life
June 4, 2014, Andy Fleming, The ups and downs of an anonymous, anti-fascist life, Overland, https://overland.org.au/2014/06/the-ups-and-downs-of-an-anonymous-anti-fascist-life/ I soon learned that Dandakaranya, the forest I was about to enter, was full of people who had many names and fluid identities. It was like balm to me, that idea. How lovely not to be stuck with yourself, to…
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The Australia First Party. LOLWUT.
May 11, 2014: The Australia First Party. LOLWUT., Slackbastard, http://slackbastard.anarchobase.com/?p=36306 The Australia First Party (AF), a White nationalist/neo-fascist party, has been mentioneda few times in the media recently, chiefly on account of its organisation of a rally in Brisbane on May 2 in solidarity with the Greek neo-Nazi party Golden Dawn (GD). Since then, the Melbourne-based Online Hate Prevention Institute has…