NSW MP Deactivates X Account After Threats After Condemning Neo-Nazi Protest

NSW Premier Chris Minns is now looking to change hate speech laws to include ‘Nazi speech’ and ‘Nazi behaviours on Sydney streets.’

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NSW Shadow Minister Kellie Sloane has deactivated X after receiving hateful messages on the platform in connection to a neo-Nazi rally.

On Nov. 9, more than 60 men affiliated with the neo‑Nazi group, the National Socialist Network, met at New South Wales (NSW) Parliament in front of a huge sign, “Abolish the Jewish Lobby.”

Labor Premier Chris Minns and the state’s police commissioner say they were not aware of the rally before it took place.