Nazis could win in High Court
The Australian High Court is set to hear a challenge against the government's ban on the Neo-Nazi group 'White Australia'. Legal experts suggest the ban, implemented under new hate speech laws, may be overturned, potentially creating a political crisis for Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
Why it matters
The case tests the constitutional limits of government power in regulating hate speech and extremist political organizations.
White Australia is challenging its ban in the High Court. ( ABC NEWS Verify/Devi Mallal )
Several legal experts believe there is a significant prospect that the federal government's ban on Neo-Nazi group White Australia may be overturned by the High Court.
The group, also known as the National Socialist Network, had been planning to launch a political party when it was outlawed in May by the government under new hate speech laws
The matter is set to be heard in the High Court on September 8 and 9, with judgment not expected for several weeks or months.
Link copied Share Share article Some of Australia's leading legal minds believe there is a significant prospect of the High Court overturning the federal government's recent ban on the nation's most high-profile Neo-Nazi group.
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