National Socialist Network to dissolve

The Socialist Bulletin Staff - 13/1/2026

THE National Socialist Network, a neo-Nazi hate organisation, has announced that it will dissolve in reaction to the federal government's upcoming hate speech legislation, as the hate group's leadership fears the consequences of their actions.

The NSN is a small, insular group that operates in a cult-like fashion, with members - primarily children - encouraged to cut off links to non-Nazi family members and friends, and to only interact within the organisation.

They are the largest Nazi group in the country, despite their very small size, and their leadership, primarily Tom Sewell - whose primary relevant experience is his experience with children prior to his radicalisation - is extremely cowardly and unable to face consequences.

The government had let the NSN run amok for years after their formation, despite the obvious hate that they spewed at all times. The group reached their peak in August 2025, when they successfully conned the rest of the right and far-right into supporting the NSN-led so-called 'March for Australia'. Despite this, after the NSN made themselves known at that rally, even the racist far-right were disgusted by their openness and overt Nazism, and the rallies fell apart.

Just before the Bondi terrorist attack, the NSN held a disgusting, antisemitic rally at NSW State Parliament, with police permission. This caused headaches for the government, as in New South Wales there is an undemocratic law on the books that requires police authorisation for a protest to be protected, unlike Victoria, where the NSN has done most of its actions.

The NSW government denied knowledge of the protest that they authorised, and the federal government deported one of the attendees in response.

Following the Bondi attack, the government began drafting a 'mega-bill' to both strengthen gun laws and strengthen hate speech laws. One of the key reforms of this bill is the creation of a new 'hate group' category of organisations, which would be subject to almost identical restrictions to terrorist organisations. When drafting the legislation, the government stated that the requirements to register a group as an illegal hate group would be specifically written to include the NSN.

Following the recall of parliament to pass the legislation, the NSN's leadership signed a Telegram statement declaring that the group, and its puppet organisations the White Australia Party, the European Australia Movement and others, will dissolve on 18 January.

Despite this, it is likely that the NSN will reemerge at some point in the coming months or years under a different name, as group leader Tom Sewell has founded and dissolved several similar organsations in the past. Despite this, it is an extremely positive development that the most organised neo-Nazi group in the country is now dissolving, and it is disappointing that this did not happen months, or even years ago, as the group has been a hate group for the entire duration of their disgusting existence.

The NSN has also been condemned, separate of their Nazism, for their advocacy for the legalisation of paedophilia, a campaign which reportedly took up a large amount of the organisation's work, according to former members. This alone, even before Nazism was made illegal, should have made the NSN an illegal organisation. The government may celebrate that the NSN has chosen to dissolve to avoid facing any consequences, but we ask: Why are there no consequences? Why was Tom Sewell let out on bail after his violent attack on the First Nations community? When will the leadership of this reprehensible cult-like organisation be punished for their actions?