The chilling story we’ve thrown everything at covering
while reporter We have been careful about what we do and don’t publish about the group, its members, and what they say. reporter exposing their racist scum will have a real impact on how many people sign up to be members. Most radicalization occurs in online chat groups and dark corners of the internet, rather than through reputable outlets like the internet. Herald
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I believe it is the media’s duty to call out white supremacists and let the public know how serious the threat is. As David Ossip, Chairman of the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies, wrote this week, the chilling images and vile words that emerged from the meeting stopped us all in our tracks and eventually woke the whole community up to the nature and extent of the growing threat facing our community.
“It may be tempting to dismiss them as fringe figures ignored and deprived of the attention they crave,” David wrote. “But evil left unconfronted becomes normalized evil. This is the lesson of history, and one we ignore at our peril. Hate initially aimed at the Jewish community rarely stops there – and other Australians are already in the crossfire of these racists.”
reporter The emerging neo-Nazi issue was first revealed in 2021 when investigative reporter Nick McKenzie and Joel Tozer (who is now ABC’s excellent executive producer) dug it up. 7.30 program) took readers deep into Australia’s white supremacist network. The threat has escalated since then and I can assure you that our team will be following up on this story.
