Melbourne neo-Nazis were paraders and provokers, not protectors
What they were doing around Posie Parker’s women’s rally on March 18…
A small group of unashamed neo-Nazis triggered extreme reactions from political leaders in Australia and New Zealand when they made a public appearance in the heart of Melbourne on March 18, 2023.
The neo-Nazis did their thing alongside the Let Women Speak rally led by Posie Parker (Kellie-Jay Keen), on the steps of Victoria’s Parliament House, as an angry crowd was holding a counter-protest on the other side of Spring St.
So what sort of thing were the neo-Nazis actually doing?
A sensational claim
A claim that went viral is that the neo-Nazis were protectors of Posie Parker’s rally.
This sensational claim was pushed on Twitter by one of Australia’s best known progressives, Greens leader Adam Bandt.
Note the number of views: 474.6K (as at April 12).
Adam Bandt’s account of what happened was immediately contested:
