Police allege man charged with hate speech at Sydney protest has links to disbanded neo-Nazi group

<p>Brandan Koschel was denied bail after appearing virtually before the court on Tuesday on charges of publicly inciting hatred on the grounds of race</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jan/27/australia-news-live-out-of-control-victorian-bushfire-threatens-towns-as-intense-heatwave-moves-east%20our%20Australia%20news%20live%20blog%20for%20latest%20updates">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Police have alleged in court that there is information online that suggests a man charged under hate speech laws after an alleged antisemitic comment during a speech at an anti-immigration rally yesterday has links to or may have been a member of a now disbanded neo-Nazi group.</p><p>Brandan Koschel was refused bail and remanded in custody after he appeared before the NSW bail division court on Tuesday from custody before magistrate Daniel Convington.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jan/27/police-allege-man-charged-with-hate-speech-at-sydney-protest-has-links-to-disbanded-neo-nazi-group-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

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