National Socialist Network

The National Socialist Network (NSN) was an Australian neo-Nazi political organisation formed from two far-right organisations, the Lads Society and the Antipodean Resistance, in 2020. The organisation, based in Melbourne, claimed to be active in all six state capitals and several regional cities. The group used the protests against COVID-19 policies and other methods, such as media manipulation and attention-grabbing, to recruit new members. The organisation, whose membership was unknown, was led by Thomas Sewell, neo-Nazi, convicted criminal and former Australian soldier.

In November 2025, members of the NSN held a demonstration outside the New South Wales Parliament in Sydney, displaying antisemitic banners and chanting neo-Nazi slogans. The demonstration was hosted under the name "White Australia". The group wanted to register itself as a political party in New South Wales under this name in September 2025, but this was disallowed by the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC). They adopted the name "Terra Australis Alba" instead.

In 2026, as a response to proposed hate speech laws in Australia, the organisation announced on Telegram that it would disband before 18 January, along with its "co-projects", the European Australian Movement (EAM) and White Australia.

The National Socialist Network (NSN) was established in 2020 from two far-right organisations, the Lads Society and the Antipodean Resistance. It used the protests against COVID-19 policies during the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia to recruit members in 2021.

In September 2025, Jack Eltis, a part-time air-conditioning mechanic in Sydney, tried to register as a political entity called "White Australia Pty Ltd" in New South Wales, intending to use it to raise funds for a new political party. However, the name was rejected by ASIC, so he registered it as "Terra Australis Alba" on 11 September 2025. On 21 November 2025, the group claimed to have acquired the requisite 1500 signatures to register as a political party in Australia.

In late October 2025, Stripe, a multinational payment processor, disallowed use of their services through the NSN website, as it breached their terms of service. After the group held an anti-Semitic rally outside the NSW Parliament in November 2025, a number of private financial companies and service providers cut off ties with the group. ME Bank, which is owned by the Bank of Queensland, froze Eltis's account, as he had contravened their terms. It was the third bank to refuse him service, and national leader Thomas Sewell, had been expelled from nine banks.

The organisation was a far-right, neo-Nazi political organisation. It was based in Melbourne, and claims to be active in all six state capitals and several regional cities. The Global Project Against Hate and Extremism released a report on 5 October 2022, in which it classified the National Socialist Network as a "white nationalist", "antisemitic", and "neo-Nazi" group.

NSN was led by Thomas Sewell, neo-Nazi, convicted criminal, and former Australian soldier. Membership figures are unknown. It uses methods such as media manipulation and attention-grabbing stunts to recruit new members.