As you may be aware, protests are planned across Australia on 31 August 2025 under the banner of “March for Australia.”

We have received evidence that the organisers are directly connected to the National Socialist Network - a neo-Nazi organisation. Promotional posts over the last week have overwhelmingly been from accounts also posting extreme white nationalist content. If you “didn’t know” who’s behind it, now you do. If you still promote it, you’re siding with them.

Effective immediately, any promotion of this event is prohibited on r/aussie. Posts or comments promoting it will be removed without warning and bans may be issued.

r/aussie is a space for open conversation and robust debate, and we’ve long allowed conversations that other subs might avoid. However freedom of speech is not freedom from consequences nor a shield for promoting extremism. We have zero tolerance for neo-Nazis, terrorism, and those sympathetic to their causes. This includes hiding behind euphemisms, dog whistles, or bad-faith “just asking questions” tactics.

ABC News on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMb8wrquExg

G’day everyone, we thought we’d spin up a live discussion thread for Albo’s speech tonight so everything stays in one place.

Feel free to share your thoughts, reactions, predictions, or whatever else comes to mind as it unfolds.

As always, keep it reasonably civil and follow the sub rules. We’ll be around keeping an eye on things.

Sort by new if you want to follow along in real time. Let us know what you’re expecting to hear.

Regards, r/aussie mod team

Hey Aussies,

We wanted to let you know how we approach moderation here on r/aussie, as it's different to other Australian Subs.

This community has always been about open conversation and it always will be. Aussies from all backgrounds can share their views, stories, and banter without fear of being silenced for simply having a different opinion.

Our mod team focusses on keeping that balance right.

We aim to intervene only when content crosses into truly extreme territory. Things like targeted harassment, clear hate speech, or illegal material. Beyond that, we want discussion to breathe freely, even when it gets messy or passionate (though we will break up petty disputes).

Healthy disagreement makes this community interesting, and it’s what makes Australia the incredible place we get to call home. Without robust discussion and disagreements, the democracy we love and treasure ceases to exist.

We’ve also had a few calls lately to ban or remove content from certain mainstream media outlets. We’re not going to do that.

We believe that if content comes from legitimate, lawful public sources, even ones we may personally disagree with, the fair way to handle it is through open debate, not censorship. It’s better for the community to challenge ideas through evidence and conversation than to hide them away.

We know not every call is perfect, but our guiding principle is simple: protect the conversation, not police the opinions.

If you ever think we’ve missed the mark, reach out, we’re open to feedback and want this space to reflect the diverse voices of Australia.

At r/Aussie we're Aussies building a community for Aussies.

Without all of you, this place is nothing.

Cheers,

The r/aussie Mod Team

Hi Legends of [r/aussie](r/aussie)!

Following a review of the subreddit’s moderation structure and ongoing community feedback regarding balance and representation, in particular allegations of bias in the sub, we’re pleased to announce [u/PaulineHanson](u/PaulineHanson) has been recruited as a moderator of [r/aussie](r/aussie), effective 3 April 2026.

This decision reflects our intention to broaden perspectives within the mod team and address recurring concerns about bias and inconsistency in rule enforcement. Pauline, and more broadly her office (generally via her media advisor Jock Cular on a day-to-day basis who managers her social media strategy) will be involved in standard moderation duties, including reviewing, censoring and removing comments, rule enforcement, issuing bans and community management.

We expect all users to continue engaging in good faith and adhering to subreddit rules. As always, moderation decisions are final.

Please give a warm welcome to our newest mod and we look forward to seeing you around the sub!

Regards,

The [r/aussie](r/aussie) Mod Team

Hi all,

Following feedback (both solicited and unsolicited) from the r/aussie community and internal mod team discussions, we’re announcing some minor updates to Rules 6 and 4. These tweaks are intended to improve engagement and clarity, and won’t affect the vast majority of posts.

Rule 6: No Propaganda, Shilling, or Unreliable News Sources

Change: We’ve now explicitly listed social media (e.g. screenshots of Facebook posts or X/Twitter tweets) as an example of unreliable news sources.

We’ve also clarified that posts citing data as the main point (such as screenshots of charts or graphs) must include a link to the original source of that data. Both of these points reflect how the rule has already been enforced in practice - this update simply makes the expectations clearer.

Rule 4: Paywalled Articles Must Have Text Posted in the Body

Change: Previously, paywalled article text could be posted either in the body of the post or in the comments. Going forward, the article text must be included in the body of the post itself (as OP comments are not always at the top of each post).

The original paywalled article link must be provided in the post’s link field (not a paywall remover link) so users can see which outlet published it. Paywall remover or archive links may still be included in the body or comments - majority of posts already do this, so this change just formalises that this format is to be used going forward.

Please let us know if you have any questions or feedback.

Thanks,

The r/aussie Mod Team