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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Krishani Dhanji and Jordyn Beazley

Neo-Nazi group told by AEC it can’t become a political party while it hides identities of members

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The AEC says the group’s application to become a political party would be invalid because it does not contain the required details of its members. Photograph: Rick Rycroft/AP

A neo-Nazi group has been told it cannot become a political party if it continues to redact the names of its potential members, as it launches a legal challenge to being designated as a banned hate group.

The White Australia party, also known as the National Socialist Network, and its national president Thomas Sewell launched a constitutional challenge in the high court of Australia on Friday against the ban by the federal government.

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