How neo-Nazis are recruiting Australian kids

2025-02-16

Emily’s son loved sport, animals, reading and music, but when he turned 16, everything changed. He started to get obsessed by politics and thought the country was headed in the wrong direction. It wasn’t until his mother saw a photo of her son on the news that she realised he’d joined a neo-Nazi group. Emily hopes a deradicalisation program will keep her son safe from extremists, but there’s concern about the availability and quality of the services. Today, Four Corners reporter Avani Dias on Emily’s ...

Emily’s son loved sport, animals, reading and music, but when he turned 16, everything changed.

He started to get obsessed by politics and thought the country was headed in the wrong direction.

It wasn’t until his mother saw a photo of her son on the news that she realised he’d joined a neo-Nazi group.

Emily hopes a deradicalisation program will keep her son safe from extremists, but there’s concern about the availability and quality of the services.

Today, Four Corners reporter Avani Dias on Emily’s case and a rise in extremism among young Australians.

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Avani Dias, Four Corners reporter

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