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#21755142 at 2024-10-13 03:39:47 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #37: EVERYTHING IS AT STAKE Edition
#36 - Part 61
Australian Politics and Society - Part 37
>>21729841 Video: Jacob Hersant: First man charged after Victoria banned Nazi salute found guilty - The first man charged after Victoria banned public Nazi salutes has been found guilty after a court tossed out his argument the law was constitutionally invalid. Jacob Hersant, 25, was charged with performing the banned gesture in October last year just days after the state outlawed the public demonstration. The young father had attended the County Court for an unrelated criminal matter on October 27, throwing his arm up in front of media and saying: "Australia for the white man, heil Hitler." The footage, which was played in court, showed Hersant raising his right arm at about a 90-degree angle before quickly pulling it down. "Oh, nearly did it, it's illegal now isn't it," he said. On Tuesday, Hersant returned before the Melbourne Magistrates' Court supported by his mother where magistrate Brett Sonnet found him guilty of the salute. Outside of court, Hersant was unrepentant, saying people can be offended by his actions but he has a "right to express myself politically". "I don't feel shame for giving a political salute because those are my beliefs," he said. "I do give the Nazi salute and I am a Nazi." Hersant told media he was not worried about the prospect of jail, saying if he had to "suffer" for his cause he was willing. But he also flagged he may appeal the ruling. "I continue to be a national socialist, I'll continue to give the salute but hopefully police officers don't see it," he said.
>>21729862 Video: First person found guilty of Nazi salute as court upholds Victoria's new ban - The first Victorian charged with performing the Nazi salute has been found guilty after a magistrate rejected his argument that the case was constitutionally invalid. Magistrate Brett Sonnet shot down 25-year-old Jacob Hersant's bid for immunity after he was captured on news cameras performing a version of the Nazi salute outside the County Court just days after legislation banning the act took effect. "Australia for the white man, heil Hitler, heil Hitler," Hersant was captured saying after the act. Outside court, an unrepentant Hersant vowed to continue performing the Nazi salute, and told the media he was prepared to go to jail to further his political views. Hersant said he felt no regret or shame for performing the salute in public, and revealed he performed the gesture at home every day. He also flagged the possibility of an appeal against his conviction. Other men have since been charged with the same offence, including neo-Nazi Nathan Bull, who is accused of performing the Nazi salute at Carlton's Cinema Nova on March 9. During a hearing for Bull last month, the court heard the future of his prosecution would likely ride on the magistrate's decision in Hersant's case. In June, a NSW magistrate convicted three Croatian soccer fans who made a Nazi salute during the 2022 Australia Cup final. Magistrate Joy Boulos found beyond reasonable doubt that the three men had "deliberately and intentionally" performed the Nazi salute in rejecting their arguments the hand gesture was a symbol of Croatian national pride. The men were each fined $500 and convicted after being found guilty of one count of publicly displaying a Nazi symbol without reasonable excuse.
>>21734013 Former Labor Senator Fatima Payman announces 'Australia's Voice' party ahead of upcoming federal election - Former Labor Senator Fatima Payman has officially announced the formation of her new political party, "Australia's Voice". The announcement has come just months after Ms Payman's controversial departure from the Labor Party over her pro-Palestine position regarding the Middle East conflict. Launching the party from Parliament House in Canberra on Wednesday, Ms Payman articulated her vision of creating a platform for "disenfranchised" Australians. "It is with great humility and deep responsibility that I announce the formation of Australia's Voice, a new political party for the disenfranchised," she told reporters. "We can no longer sit by while our voices are drowned out by the same old politics. It's time to stand up, to rise together and to take control of our future." Despite the passionate rhetoric, the 29-year-old Senator did not unveil any specific policies and declared the party's platform would "come in time". When pressed about her party's ideological stance, Ms Payman insisted, "This is a party for all Australians". "It's not going to be an easy task... but we need to capture everyone's concerns and make sure that they've got a voice here in Canberra," she said. It was not clear how she would be able to simultaneously represent the concerns of conflicting groups such as Jewish and Muslim organisations or coal and climate lobbies.
#21729862 at 2024-10-08 10:24:06 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #37: EVERYTHING IS AT STAKE Edition
>>21729841
First person found guilty of Nazi salute as court upholds Victoria's new ban
Erin Pearson - October 8, 2024
The first Victorian charged with performing the Nazi salute has been found guilty after a magistrate rejected his argument that the case was constitutionally invalid.
Magistrate Brett Sonnet shot down 25-year-old Jacob Hersant's bid for immunity after he was captured on news cameras performing a version of the Nazi salute outside the County Court just days after legislation banning the act took effect.
"Australia for the white man, heil Hitler, heil Hitler," Hersant was captured saying after the act.
Outside court, an unrepentant Hersant vowed to continue performing the Nazi salute, and told the media he was prepared to go to jail to further his political views.
Hersant said he felt no regret or shame for performing the salute in public, and revealed he performed the gesture at home every day. He also flagged the possibility of an appeal against his conviction.
"I don't feel shame for giving a political salute, no. Those are my beliefs. I am a national socialist, I will remain a national socialist," Hersant said.
"I'll still continue to give the salute ... hopefully police officers won't see it."
Hersant was the first Victorian charged with performing a Nazi salute, six days after it was outlawed in October 2023, in a test case for the new legislation.
Hersant fronted Melbourne Magistrates' Court on Tuesday where Sonnet found he had performed the act with the requisite intention.
During the hearing, the Nazi salute was compared to hailing a taxi or raising a hand in a classroom by lawyers.
Defence lawyer Timothy Smartt has argued the offence was constitutionally invalid as the Nazi salute was a legitimate form of political expression.
Sonnet found Hersant performed the Nazi gesture or an act that resembled it, intentionally, and altered the gesture in an attempt to avoid a criminal charge.
Sonnet said the legislation banning the act was legally valid and designed to protect minority groups from harm.
He said the salute was intertwined with Nazi ideology and its banning was compatible with the constitution.
Others in court included lawyers for police and the Victorian attorney-general's office.
Hersant, who pleaded not guilty to the charge, sat in the front row of the courtroom on Tuesday next to his mother.
Other men have since been charged with the same offence, including neo-Nazi Nathan Bull, who is accused of performing the Nazi salute at Carlton's Cinema Nova on March 9.
During a hearing for Bull last month, the court heard the future of his prosecution would likely ride on the magistrate's decision in Hersant's case.
In June, a NSW magistrate convicted three Croatian soccer fans who made a Nazi salute during the 2022 Australia Cup final.
Magistrate Joy Boulos found beyond reasonable doubt that the three men had "deliberately and intentionally" performed the Nazi salute in rejecting their arguments the hand gesture was a symbol of Croatian national pride.
The men were each fined $500 and convicted after being found guilty of one count of publicly displaying a Nazi symbol without reasonable excuse.
Premier Jacinta Allan, speaking from a school in Mount Waverley as Sonnet's judgment was handed down, said Hersant's conviction demonstrated that her government and the entire parliament had taken "very, very strong action" to outlaw the Nazi salute.
"It should be prosecuted. It has been. We have the powers and tools here in Victoria to stamp out that hateful behaviour," Allan said.
Dvir Abramovich, the chairman of the Anti-Defamation Commission, said the magistrate's decision was a "historic and thundering day for justice and decency".
"I am moved beyond words and filled with a profound sense of relief. Today, Victoria shines a little brighter," Abramovich said.
"This is not just a legal victory - it is a moral triumph that belongs to every individual who has suffered under the weight of oppression, and it belongs to every person who has ever felt threatened and targeted by this vile display of hate."
In Victoria, the offence carries maximum penalties of more than $23,000 or 12 months' jail, or both, for anyone who intentionally displays or performs a Nazi symbol or gesture in public.
Hersant is yet to be sentenced and will return to court on Wednesday.
https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/nazi-salute-ban-upheld-after-court-fight-20241008-p5kgk2.html
#20545566 at 2024-03-10 08:38:49 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition
#34 - Part 20
Australian Politics and Society - Part 13
>>20428562 Dutton defies Border Force rebuke as more asylum seekers discovered - More than 40 asylum seekers have now been found in a remote part of Western Australia after a second group was discovered at an Indigenous campsite, adding to a political headache over border security for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Before the revelation of the latest group on Saturday, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton defied a veiled rebuke by the head of Operation Sovereign Borders and doubled down on his assertion that the Albanese government had dismantled the country's signature border protection policy. "There's just no question about the fact that Operation Sovereign Borders is not supported by the Albanese government," Dutton said. "I ran Operation Sovereign Borders. I know exactly how these people smugglers work. They will react to a weak prime minister and to a weak minister. If they see vulnerabilities, they will exploit them, and that's exactly what has happened here."
>>20434107 Suspected asylum seekers taken to Nauru as political storm over boat arrivals intensifies - Prime Minster Anthony Albanese has accused the opposition of being a "cheer squad" for people smugglers after Peter Dutton said the arrival of 39 asylum seekers in northern WA on Friday showed the government was weak on border protection.
>>20434122 Senator distances himself from neo-Nazi's social media post - Victorian senator Ralph Babet has distanced himself from a neo-Nazi who published a photo appearing to give the Nazi salute while posing with the politician. Nathan Bull, a member of the National Socialist Network (NSN), posted a photo of him with Babet on Saturday night on social media site X with the caption "Heil Ralph Babet, Heil our people", followed by two keyboard characters that look like a stick figure image of a person giving the gesture. The salute is outlawed in Victoria.
>>20439287 A new fleet of warships will be the government's response to a rising China - A new fleet of small, well-armed warships will form the centrepiece of a sweeping restructure of the navy as the Albanese government seeks to rebut claims that it has been too slow to respond to the threat posed by China. The long-awaited review of the navy's surface fleet, to be released on Tuesday, will also retain the troubled $45bn Hunter-class frigate program in Adelaide, but with only six of the anti-submarine ships likely to be ordered rather than the initially planned nine.
>>20439353 Fears of asylum seeker influx as people-smugglers adapt - Australian Border Force fears people-smugglers are investing in faster and more modern boats than ever before, after learning two groups of asylum-seekers found on the far north coast of Western Australia last week had been ordered to wait in the bush for days while the smugglers sailed out of Australian waters.
>>20444914 Video: Tiny menaces, helpless police and no solution - It's 8pm in Alice Springs and a group of children are about to steal a car and lead police on a dangerous chase. After being caught they are immediately returned to a 'responsible adult', only to continue to reoffend.
>>20444970 Navy warship fleet to increase in $11.1bn funding boost - A sweeping review of the Royal Australian Navy will see a sharp increase in the number of warships, giving the navy greater firepower and strategic options in the face of a massive Chinese military build-up. The shake-up will see the number of the navy's major surface combatants eventually rise from 11 to 20 in addition to 6 new "optionally crewed surface vessels" armed with missiles to support the main fleet. The centrepiece of the new plan is the acquisition of a new fleet of 11 general purpose frigates, to be built both overseas and locally, to replace the ageing ANZAC frigates. The government said the new frigate fleet would be fast-tracked 'to address the risk presented by an ageing and increasingly fragile surface combatant fleet.'
>>20461459 Yes campaign crash: Mick Gooda's anger at Anthony Albanese's voice strategy, and aftermath - Indigenous leader Mick Gooda says Anthony Albanese and prominent Yes campaigners are responsible for the failure of the voice referendum, hitting out at their refusal to amend the proposal after it failed to win bipartisan support and began tanking in the polls. The former human rights commissioner will use a speech on Friday to attack the "crash or crash through" approach taken by the Prime Minister and his party on the advice of campaigners such as Noel Pearson, declaring he was "angry with the Yes side" over the outcome.
#20434122 at 2024-02-18 08:57:29 (UTC+1)
Q Research AUSTRALIA #34: UNITED AGAINST THE INVISIBLE ENEMY OF ALL HUMANITY Edition
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>>20311664
Senator distances himself from neo-Nazi's social media post
Kieran Rooney and Patrick Begley - February 18, 2024
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Victorian senator Ralph Babet has distanced himself from a neo-Nazi who published a photo appearing to give the Nazi salute while posing with the politician.
Nathan Bull, a member of the National Socialist Network (NSN), posted a photo of him with Babet on Saturday night on social media site X with the caption "Heil Ralph Babet, Heil our people", followed by two keyboard characters that look like a stick figure image of a person giving the gesture. The salute is outlawed in Victoria.
Bull also appears to be performing a partial Nazi salute in the photo, below shoulder height. Babet is looking into the camera, giving a thumbs up and is not looking at Bull's hand.
Babet, from the United Australia Party (UAP), told The Age on Sunday he had no knowledge of the photo, had not seen it and did not support Nazi ideology or the far right.
"I don't know the guy," he said. "Hundreds of people per month ask for a photo with me everywhere I go," he said.
"'Are you Ralph Babet?', 'Yes I am'. 'Can I have a photo?', 'OK, yeah sure.' That's the extent of it. 'See you later, bye'."
Babet said he only saw posts from his friends on X and hadn't seen Bull's posts because he and Bull were not friends on the platform.
"The far left and the far right have more in common with each other than what they seem, and they're all a bunch of losers," Babet said.
Derogatory comments about Babet's ethnicity also appear in response the social media post. The senator was born in the African nation of Mauritius.
Bull did not respond to questions when contacted by this masthead on Sunday. His profile on X quotes an article from this masthead in which he is described as a "highly active NSN member".
The NSN is Australia's largest neo-Nazi group. In March 2023, this masthead reported Bull was a frequent participant in the group's training events and had posted NSN propaganda on encrypted platforms.
The Herald Sun reported in June that he was being investigated for performing the Nazi salute during a protest in Melbourne's CBD. Victoria Police said it would review the new online image to see if any laws were broken.
Crikey reported last year that Babet's Telegram channel had previously been gatecrashed by neo-Nazis. The news website did not find any evidence that he had engaged with their content.
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