Editing Neo-Nazism (section)

=== Oceania ===
[[File:National Socialist Network protest, March 2023.png|thumb|250px|Members of the [[National Socialist Network]] doing [[Nazi salutes]] on 18 March 2023]]
There were a number of now-defunct Australian neo-Nazi groups, such as the [[Australian National Socialist Party]] (ANSP), which was formed in 1962 and merged into the [[National Socialist Party of Australia]] (1968–1970s), originally a splinter group, in 1968,<ref name="Henderson 76">{{cite journal|jstor=27516076|title=Frank Browne and the Neo-Nazis|last=Henderson|first=Peter|journal=Labour History|date=November 2005|number=89|page=76|doi=10.2307/27516076}}</ref> and [[Jack van Tongeren]]'s Australian Nationalist Movement.<ref name="Henderson 76"/>

The [[National Socialist Network]] (NSN) is an Australian neo-Nazi political organisation formed from two far-right organisations, the [[Lads Society]] and the [[Antipodean Resistance]], in 2020.

White supremacist organisations active in Australia as of 2016 included local chapters of the Aryan Nations.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://news.com.au/national/crime/murder-shines-spotlight-on-australias-white-supremacist-subculture/news-story/0243f471b2174953d839946f85bab29b|title=Subculture of hate turns deadly|date=16 May 2016|access-date=21 February 2022|archive-date=21 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220221114302/https://www.news.com.au/national/crime/murder-shines-spotlight-on-australias-white-supremacist-subculture/news-story/0243f471b2174953d839946f85bab29b|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Blair Cottrell]], former leader of the [[United Patriots Front]], has tried to distance himself from neo-Nazism, but he has nevertheless been accused of expressing "pro-Nazi views".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.smh.com.au/national/blair-cottrell-leader-of-aussie-patriots-upf-wanted-hitler-in-the-classroom-20151016-gkbbvz.html|title=Blair Cottrell, rising anti-Islam movement leader, wanted Hitler in the classroom|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=13 March 2016|archive-date=20 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210220161935/https://www.smh.com.au/national/blair-cottrell-leader-of-aussie-patriots-upf-wanted-hitler-in-the-classroom-20151016-gkbbvz.html|url-status=live}}</ref> [[Australian Security Intelligence Organisation]] director [[Mike Burgess (intelligence chief)|Mike Burgess]] said in February 2020 that neo-Nazis pose a "real threat" to Australia's security. Burgess maintained that there is a growing threat from the extreme right, and that its supporters "regularly meet to salute Nazi flags, inspect weapons, train in combat and share their hateful ideology".<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51621679|title=Australia intelligence chief warns of neo-Nazi threat|publisher=BBC News|access-date=25 February 2020|archive-date=28 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200228042047/https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-51621679|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2022, the Australian state [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]] banned display of the swastika symbol. Under the new law, individuals who intentionally exhibit the symbol may face up to a year in jail or a A$22,000 (£12,300; $15,000) fine. The state of Victoria already has laws against hate speech, but they have been criticized for having weaknesses. The call for reform of these laws grew stronger in 2020 when a couple flew a swastika flag over their home, causing outrage in the community."<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-06-22 |title=Swastika: Victoria bans display of Nazi symbol in Australian first |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-australia-61890577 |access-date=2023-01-06}}</ref>

In New Zealand, historical neo-Nazi organisations include [[Unit 88]]<ref>Mager, Darrel (29 June 2000) [https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/klan-claims-to-have-room-for-maori/4HBLLMVOFSLZKZJSMG7P2L5WEQ/ "Klan claims to have room for Maori"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210122032930/https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/klan-claims-to-have-room-for-maori/4HBLLMVOFSLZKZJSMG7P2L5WEQ/ |date=22 January 2021 }} ''[[New Zealand Herald]]''</ref> and the [[National Socialist Party of New Zealand]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/28190/national-socialist-party-poster|title=National Socialist Party poster|publisher=New Zealand Ministry for Culture and Heritage Te Manatu Taonga|website=teara.govt.nz|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-date=29 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210129053518/https://teara.govt.nz/en/ephemera/28190/national-socialist-party-poster|url-status=live}}</ref> White nationalist organisations such as the [[New Zealand National Front]] and [[Action Zealandia]] have faced accusations of neo-Nazism.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0504/S00213.htm|title=National Front Cannot Deny Nazi Links Anymore (press release)|date=18 April 2005|author=Fight Dem Back|publisher=[[Scoop Media]]|access-date=28 January 2017|archive-date=22 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522050151/https://www.scoop.co.nz/stories/PO0504/S00213.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>