Neo-Nazi groups should be treated like criminal gangs to combat ‘hate-fuelled thuggery’, peak Jewish group says

Executive Council of Australian Jewry says crackdown on right-wing extremist groups including National Socialist Network needed

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Australia’s peak Jewish group has called for criminal gang laws to be used as a template for a police crackdown on neo-Nazis, warning extremist groups will increase if allowed to flourish unchecked.

An alleged attack by the National Socialist Network on an Indigenous encampment in Melbourne after the anti-immigration March for Australia rally has reignited debate over Australia’s approach to tackling extremist groups.