Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell broadcasting hate on Instagram from Victorian acreage
Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been broadcasting hateful content on Instagram from a property in Victoria. Despite his group, the National Socialist Network, being banned by the government, Sewell continues to post antisemitic and homophobic rants. He is also challenging the ban in the High Court to register a White Australia party.
- ▪Thomas Sewell has uploaded several videos containing hate speech to Instagram since May 24.
- ▪The videos have been geolocated to a multi-million-dollar property in Hurstbridge, Victoria.
- ▪Sewell's legal challenge aims to overturn the government's ban on his organization.
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Neo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell covertly broadcasting hate on Instagram from Melbourne acreageExclusive by ABC NEWS Verify's Matt Martino, Michael Workman and Lucy CarterABC NEWS VerifyTopic:ExtremismWed 3 Jun 2026 at 3:33pmWed 3 Jun 2026 at 3:33pmWed 3 Jun 2026 at 3:33pmNeo-Nazi leader Thomas Sewell has been posting hateful rants to Instagram from a property in Victoria. (Supplied)In short:Thomas Sewell has uploaded antisemitic and homophobic rants to social media platform Instagram, despite his Neo-Nazi group National Socialist Network being banned by the government.ABC NEWS Verify has geolocated the videos to a property in Victoria, owned by the former director of a logistics company.What's next?Sewell has launched a legal challenge in the High Court against the federal government's laws…
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