Inside the Neo-Nazi compound funded by millionaires
6/9/202615 min
Last month, the federal government announced that the biggest neo-Nazi organisation in the country would be listed as a hate group.
A few days ago, The Age revealed the group’s former leader, Thomas Sewell, has been living in a $2.5 million estate in Melbourne’s suburbs.
So what are Sewell’s plans for the compound, and who are the wealthy backers making it possible?
Today, crime reporter at The Age Sherryn Groch on the neo-Nazis’ next move.
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Guest: Crime reporter at The Age, Sherryn Groch
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First 90 secondsRuby Jones· Host0:00
[gentle music] I'm Ruby Jones, and you're listening to 7AM. Last month, the federal government announced that the biggest neo-Nazi organization in the country would be listed as a hate group. A few days ago, The Age revealed the group's former leader, Thomas Sewell, has been living in a $2.5 million estate in the Melbourne suburbs. So, what are Sewell's plans for the compound, and who are the wealthy backers making it possible? Today, crime reporter at The Age, Sharon Grocch, on the neo-Nazis next move. It's Wednesday, June 10. Sharon, you've been reporting for some time now on Thomas Sewell, who's the, the neo-Nazi who's currently on bail ahead of the, the trial of the alleged attack on Camp Sovereignty last year. You've recently been looking into where he's been living. So, tell me what you found.
Sherryn Groch· Guest1:04
Well, late last year, I heard a rumor that Sewell and his neo-Nazi group, the National Socialist Network, had been gifted a property in Victoria. They'd been trying to get land for a while to start a white compound so they can train and start building their white ethnostate. Um, but I didn't expect to find a mansion. [pensive music] It's a multi-million-dollar property in the state's northeast.