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‘Not Deterred’: Albo Rebuffs Kidnap Threat
Leaked chats show neo-Nazis plotting violence after the Bondi attack, with $10,000 offered for PM kidnapping and threats targeting mosques, sparking multiple police raids.
- On Sunday, Australian police opened an investigation after recordings showed plans to abduct Prime Minister Anthony Albanese from a Discord chatroom tied to March for Australia organisers.
- March for Australia organisers and linked neo‑Nazi accounts promoted the server, exploiting the Bondi attack to rally supporters for January 26 rallies, with far‑right influencers escalating violent rhetoric.
- Evidence from the server includes talk of mailing explosives to mosques and Christchurch attacker imagery, while user `xertz` discussed bomb-making and server moderators wiped messages overnight.
- Police raids followed, with detectives seizing devices, charging a 20-year-old and releasing Nathan Ballesty on bail under strict conditions after two separate threats emerged.
- Experts warn the Discord activity signals a surge in online neo‑Nazi recruitment and coded threats against public figures and communities, with at least five people charged in recent months and separate threats sent to Lakemba Mosque.
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Secret chats reveal $10,000 plot to kidnap PM as police raid neo-Nazi associates
Apparent threats, including a recording of a man being offered $10,000 to rent a van and kidnap Anthony Albanese, were posted in an online chat room run by March for Australia organisers.
·Sydney, Australia
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Extremist chats called for ‘machine-gunning immigrants’, The Age investigation reveals - The Indian Sun
Reporting by The Age has exposed a disturbing layer of online extremism in Australia, where far-right figures discussed violence ranging from the “machine-gunning of immigrants” to the abduction of the prime minister in the days following the Bondi terror attack. According to The Age, secret online chats and livestreams linked to organisers of the March for Australia rallies became a forum for increasingly explicit threats. These included calls …
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