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Canberra man pleads guilty to performing Nazi salutes in public
Key takeaways
- Zachery Hook performed a Nazi salute twice in public in 2025, according to court documents.
- According to court documents, Hook stuck stickers on buildings at the ANU which bore slogans including "National Socialist Network", "Australia for the white man" and "White revolution is the only solution".
- Hook remains on bail and will return to court for sentence in September.
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Zachery Hook performed a Nazi salute twice in public in 2025, according to court documents. (ABC News: Callum Flinn)
Zachery James Hook, 19, pleaded guilty in the ACT Magistrates Court to making a Nazi salute in public between October and December last year, and behaving offensively on Commonwealth premises between August and September.
According to court documents, Hook stuck stickers on buildings at the ANU which bore slogans including "National Socialist Network", "Australia for the white man" and "White revolution is the only solution".
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