Neo-Nazi leader Joel Davis charged with urging online threats against MP Allegra Spender; group plans to disband amid new hate speech laws.

A 30-year-old neo-Nazi leader, Joel Davis, faces charges for allegedly encouraging supporters to "rhetorically rape" federal MP Allegra Spender on an encrypted platform after her criticism of a neo-Nazi rally. Davis, held for nearly two months, claims the phrase was a "philosophical term of art," not a literal threat, a defense supported by academic literature. His bail application was adjourned due to court backlog. The National Socialist Network announced plans to disband, citing new hate speech laws expected to be debated in parliament, which would allow the government to designate extremist groups and impose prison terms of up to 15 years for recruiters.