The Australian federal police charged the man after it received intelligence that he attended an NSN gathering in Marsfield, in Sydney’s north, in late 2024. Items seized included mobile phones which allegedly contained violent extremist and child abuse material. It is believed he remains an ADF member, but defence would not confirm this, nor when it became aware he was an associate of the NSN. “There is no place within defence for behaviours or associations that are inconsistent with defence values,” an ADF spokesperson said. Asio also warned in its annual report that year that “some nationalist and racist violent extremists seek to join the Australian defence force to obtain training and capability.”