A letterbox drop of a neo-Nazi recruitment flyer has shocked and dismayed residents of a regional city.
The letter from the European Australian Movement, which was founded by high profile neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell, was handed out to residents in the Cairns suburbs of Redlynch, Smithfield, Kewarra Beach and Edmonton in north Queensland.
The letter head contains neo-Nazi symbols and the far-fight mantra of ‘blood and honour’.
It claims to readers that ‘white Australian’s are becoming a minority’ and calls for ‘the building of a physical and politicised white Australian community’ for the ‘preservation and advancement of white people in Australia’.
Redlynch resident Rob Dwyer told the Cairns Post during the week that he was ‘disgusted’ to get the letter that he believed was delivered ‘under the cover of darkness’.
‘It feels like its telling people to get trained for genocide, it’s gross,’ Mr Dwyer said of the letter.
‘Straight away I felt physically sick and I think of all my neighbours – Pakistani, Indian, Korean and Japanese people and they have probably received this as well, so it just beggars belief.’
Queensland Police Service (QPS) confirmed it is investigating the incident after it was reported by concerned residents.
The letter left in letterboxes around the far north Queensland city of Cairns called for the ‘preservation and advancement of white people in Australia’
A Queensland Police spokesperson said: ‘The QPS is well positioned to monitor and assess both individuals and groups who may pose a threat to the safety and security of all Queenslanders’.
‘All instances of threats against cultural and religious communities are treated with the utmost seriousness.
‘The QPS remains committed to community safety and engaging with people from across our culturally diverse society to help foster better relationships, forge ahead with mutual partnerships and build upon platforms for community engagement.’
Identical or near identical letters been previously left in letterboxes in other Australian cities and regions such as the Gold Coast in south east Queensland in 2020.
At a 2022 meeting of the European Australia Movement held in Melbourne there was outrage after a picture was taken of a child standing in front of the masked group and next to a bare-chested man with a Swastika tattoo.
The group has been seen a number of times with members displaying neo-Nazi symbols or giving straight-armed Nazi salute and with Sewell prominent.
Sewell is a frequent presence at neo-Nazi marches and rallies.
Thomas Sewell (pictured centre front), who founded the European Australian Movement, is a frequent participant in new-Nazi rallies and marches
Last October he was spared jail by Victoria’s County Court on Friday after pleading guilty to a charge of violent disorder over a violent clash with hikers at the Cathedral Range State Park northeast of Melbourne on May 8, 2021.
About 10 to 15 members of Sewell’s group confronted a separate group of six friends who were staying nearby and chose to hike Mount Sugarloaf.
The court was told the incident began when one of the hikers filmed the men, many who were wearing T-shirts emblazoned with the Celtic cross – a white supremacy symbol – after seeing an ‘Australia for the white man’ sticker on a nearby tree.
The group, including Sewell began kicking and punching a vehicle as the hikers attempted to leave – smashing windows and taking their mobile phones.
Sewell, who had spent more than six months on remand after his arrest, was sentenced to one month and seven days jail recognised as time served.
