The Dirty Game

It was supposed to be just another political press conference. But when a black-clad agitator stormed toward Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan, shouting abuse and demanding answers, the media had its story. That man was Thomas Sewell, the public face of the National Socialist Network, a fringe Nazi group promoting white nationalist ideology. Within hours, footage of the confrontation led the news.

But behind the headlines, serious questions demand answers.

Who is Thomas Sewell, and why is he constantly at the centre of recent high-profile incidents? How did he know where Allan was giving her press conference?

He’s a New Zealand-born extremist with prior convictions. He’s currently facing charges for allegedly intimidating a police officer and violating court orders. He's a dual national, which means his Australian citizenship can be terminated if he is convicted of a serious offence. So the legal mechanism to remove him exists. His actions clearly threaten public order. What exactly is the government waiting for? Why is he still here?

Sewell actually leads the National Socialist Network (NSN), which has become a recent feature at public protests, especially those opposed to immigration. At Sunday's March for Australia rally in Melbourne, the NSN turned up in force.

But they weren’t just present.

According to Libertarian Party executive member Ben Robson, Victoria Police escorted the NSN directly into the front of the crowd. The mainstream media were, by chance or design, perfectly positioned to capture the resultant imagery. Who authorised that?

Shortly after the rally, members of the NSN violently attacked Camp Sovereignty, an Aboriginal protest site. They tore down flags, injured four people, and desecrated their space. Yet no arrests were made at the scene. Police arrived late. Why? If this group posed a threat to public safety, why were they not treated accordingly? While the police weren't there, somebody was there to film it and put it online, painting the exact narrative that the Left wanted; that all of these anti-immigration protesters were violent and racist thugs.

These questions may sound conspiratorial to some. But they’re not new.

In the early 1970s, a fellow I personally knew, the late Dan Van Blarcom, was recruited by Queensland’s Special Branch to infiltrate a neo-Nazi group. He wore the swastika, marched beside known fascists, and reported back to his handlers.

He later admitted to printing fake propaganda and creating phantom organisations, not to monitor Nazis, but to stir up opposition to Vietnam War protesters and left-wing activists. This work was confirmed years later through ASIO files.

What Van Blarcom's experience proves is simple: Australian security agencies have infiltrated and manipulated extremist groups before. They’ve used theatrics, incitement, and deception. They’ve done it to discredit political opponents and justify state crackdowns. And unless someone can prove otherwise, we must assume they still do it.

So, questions now linger. And they are circulating throughout Parliament House right now.

Have undercover officers or paid informants been embedded within the NSN? If so, are they just observing, or are they facilitating? Have any public actions, provocations, or confrontations been staged or encouraged by those on the government payroll?

Have government-run online personas engaged in "fedposting," that is, posting inflammatory or violent content in NSN forums to bait others into responding? Has any public incident involving the NSN been manufactured or escalated through this kind of manipulation?

Australians expect their law enforcement and intelligence agencies to stop extremism, not choreograph it. If any part of the state is enabling, funding, or directing these events, it is not just a scandal. It is a betrayal of public trust.

“Truth is treason in the empire of lies.”
– Ron Paul (paraphrasing George Orwell)