"A far-right anti-immigration march escalated into a violent attack on a sacred Indigenous site in Melbourne last weekend, raising serious questions about police conduct and institutional responses to neo-Nazi groups in Australia. The march on Sunday, which saw members of the self-described neo-Nazi National Socialist Network (NSN) lead chants of Australia for the white man, culminated in a group of 50 men storming Camp Sovereignty the site of a historic Aboriginal burial ground in the city."
"In a statement released a day before the march, Thomas Sewell, leader of the NSN, declared, March for Australia is about stopping immigration. No illegal actions or gestures will be performed by our members on the day. For some, the ensuing violence at Camp Sovereignty made clear the event's underlying intentions. The rally was never about immigration but an excuse to parade white supremacist ideas in Australia, said Ilo Diaz from the Centre Against Racial Profiling."
A far-right anti-immigration march escalated into a violent attack on a sacred Aboriginal burial ground in Melbourne, leaving four people injured and two hospitalised with severe head wounds. Members of the self-described National Socialist Network chanted 'Australia for the white man' before about 50 men stormed Camp Sovereignty in Kings Domain parkland. Camp Sovereignty functions as a sovereign embassy for First Nations people and a sacred space to honour ancestors and heal generational trauma. Organisers had links to prominent far-right figures such as Hugo Lennon and Thomas Sewell, who framed the march as stopping immigration while denying plans for illegal actions. The attack prompted questions about police conduct and institutional responses to neo-Nazi groups.
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