Neo-Nazi group White Australia loses bid for temporary immunity from hate laws

Key points

• Neo-Nazi group White Australia has lost its bid for temporary immunity from anti-hate laws passed after the Bondi terror attack which it says will render it “extinct”.
• The organisation, which has been seeking to register as a political party, had asked the high court to temporarily block its designation as a prohibited hate group.
• But on Thursday, the chief justice of the high court, Stephen Gageler, dismissed White Australia’s bid for an injunction.
• White Australia is also challenging the broader constitutionality of anti-hate speech laws passed after the Bondi Beach mass shooting.
• A two-day hearing on the matter is scheduled for September.