It’s no accident neo-Nazis tried to rally on Australia Day. Denialism of our dark history aids their cause | Jason Wilson

Robust condemnation of toxic NSN extremism is heartening. But the broad powers police rely on should give us pause

Political condemnation of the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network who attempted to rally three times in Sydney at the weekend was appropriate.

But other elements of the New South Wales government’s response – with the premier, Chris Minns, proposing new laws after the NSN’s rally was pre-empted by police using their existing, arguably overbroad powers of arrest – may not make for a lasting solution.

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