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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Tory Shepherd

If you dogwhistle it, neo-Nazis will come: the ‘March for Australia’ – and the problems reporting it poses for media

Masked men wearing black and bearing an Australian flag
Neo-Nazis rally in Melbourne in 2023. The far-right leader Thomas Sewell has described this month’s ‘March for Australia’ as ‘our’ public rally. Photograph: James Ross/AAP

It can be a wicked problem, working out how to report on, for example, potentially racist marches. Do you refuse to give them airtime? Mention them but be sure not to glorify them? How much detail do you include?

There are plans under way for a “March for Australia” that is taking place (according to one of the anonymous organisers – multiple people claim to be in charge) on 31 August.

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