Thomas Sewell, the New Zealand-born head of the National Socialist Network (NSN), is the figure the media are eager to frame as the face of the March for Australia. His extremism and violence serve as the perfect weapon for those who want to brand every critic of mass immigration as a neo-Nazi.
On Sunday, thousands marched in Melbourne’s March for Australia, an event described by organisers as a stand against mass immigration. The headlines were never going to be about that. Instead, the spotlight was stolen by Sewell and his acolytes.
Footage emerged of Sewell kicking an unidentified person at Camp Sovereignty, a sacred Aboriginal burial site in central Melbourne. Alongside dozens of others, he stormed the vigil site, charging Aboriginal custodians shortly after the rally broke apart. The ugly scenes undermined the thousands of ordinary Australians who turned out peacefully.
This is not Sewell’s first brush with violent extremism. He appeared in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court this week contesting charges of intimidating a law enforcement officer, breaching intervention orders, and orchestrating online harassment campaigns. Police allege his intimidation stretched back to 2023, targeting not only an officer but also his family. He is out on bail while the hearing continues.
That record alone raises the obvious question: why is Sewell still in Australia at all? Under the so-called “501” rules, those without good character are routinely deported. If anyone ticks that box, it is him. However, there he remains, free to hijack demonstrations and tarnish legitimate voices.
Sewell’s theatrics almost look designed to discredit the anti mass immigration cause. The majority of people who marched on Sunday, were not neo-Nazis. They were ordinary Australians worried about overstretched infrastructure, the rising cost of living, and unsustainable immigration settings. With Sewell in the mix, their voices are drowned out.
It raises the uncomfortable question of whether he is, knowingly or not, playing into a kind of political “psy-op”. His violence makes it easy for opponents and the media to dismiss everyone else as far right thugs. For those in power who want to avoid a serious debate on immigration, he could not be more useful.
Australia has seen this before. Undercover agents once infiltrated extremist Islamist networks to expose and stop attacks. In my opinion, Sewell’s antics have the same feel.
If Sewell genuinely cared about Australia, he would recognise the damage he is doing. His interest is in power, control and violent theatre. The people who lose out are those who turned up peacefully to raise legitimate concerns, only to find their voices drowned out by the boot of a thug.
Australia should stop tolerating him. Deport him. Let the people who actually want a civil debate on mass immigration have their say, without being dragged into the gutter by someone who thrives on hate.
I want to share something I have held back from the main article because it will sound conspiratorial to some, but I genuinely have a feeling this could be a psy-op…