PM defends $400m petrol plan + The millionaires backing Aussie neo-Nazis

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• National Cabinet to meet today to lock in fuel excise cut extension
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• UK Prime Minister could resign in next 24 hours
• Auction clearance rates hit lowest levels since the pandemic
• Socceroos 90% likely to reach next stage of World Cup

Deep Dive:
Last month, Australian neo-Nazi group White Australia, also known as the National Socialist Network, became a prohibited hate group. That means it is now illegal: it’s a crime to join, fund, or support the group. The NSN is challenging the government’s declaration, with a showdown scheduled in the High Court for September.

In the meantime, it’s been revealed a $2.5m Victorian property the neo-Nazi group is currently using as their headquarters has been paid for by a millionaire backer. And it’s not just one millionaire, but a network of rich and influential sympathisers.

In this episode of The Briefing, Sacha Barbour Gatt speaks with journalist Sherryn Groch from The Age, who has followed the money to find the neo-Nazis' mansion and the millionaire-backers supporting them.

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