August 12, 2026 — 11:24amPauline Hanson’s One Nation has welcomed into its party a far-right influencer who has been filmed mixing with neo-Nazis, is close associates with figures who attended Nazi training camps, and enjoys sponsorship from an overseas bookstore selling Adolf Hitler texts.Andre Mamet, a young far-right influencer who goes by “Ausmaxx” online, conducted a brief interview with Hanson on the sidelines of the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in the United Kingdom last month. Asked by Mamet about cracking down on left-wing activists, a smiling Hanson urged the right to “grow a backbone” and fight on even if “you’re called a racist”, in a short clip posted online.Pauline Hanson gave an interview to far-right influencer Andre Mamet last month in London.AusmaxxMamet has recently joined Hanson’s party as a rank-and-file member.It’s not clear whether the interview was organised in advance or impromptu. Sources in the One Nation camp said she could not vet every person she ran into at a time when many people were approaching her. One Nation was contacted for comment.Hanson has already drawn criticism for conducting a podcast with convicted criminal and anti-Islam provocateur Tommy Robinson on the same trip in which she spoke with Mamet.Andre Mamet, aka “Ausmaxx” with far-right influencer Jack Gordon in London last month.InstagramMamet, 19, was filmed shaking hands and mixing with neo-Nazis from the now-outlawed National Socialist Network (NSN) in Melbourne last month. However, he told this masthead: “I don’t support the NSN or Nazism, but I believe in a liberal democracy where anyone has the right to form a political party.”The NSN was banned by the federal government, along with Islamist group Hizb ut-Tahrir, following the Bondi massacre and this masthead has previously revealed the neo-Nazi group’s ties to overseas extremist groups.The same month as Mamet’s conversation with Hanson at CPAC, Mamet posted a “hype edit” (a provocative mash-up video) alongside North American “looksmaxxer” Jack Gordon, declaring “Australia is for the white man”.While Hanson did not cross-promote the interview with Mamet on her party’s social media channels, the interview raises fresh questions about how her team vets interviewers. As her party attracts supporters worried about ethnic diversity in Australia, One Nation will also be scrutinised for the limits of her tolerance for hardline views.The far-right Restore Britain party, whose leader Rupert Lowe met with Hanson in the UK, has recently been exposed for allowing neo-Nazis praising Hitler to secure influential local roles within his party.Hanson told this masthead’s Inside Politics podcast in June that she had been forced to shut down four local One Nation branches because her party was “being infiltrated by these extremists”.Mamet, who calls himself a nationalist online, drew criticism over the weekend for taking part in a far-right stunt pasting over posters in artist Peter Drew’s popular “Aussie” series in capital cities which celebrates the multicultural faces of Australia. Mamet also promotes a right-wing bookstore run by his friend and “sponsor” Gordon.The Rite Books sells fascist titles in its historical catalogue, many of them antisemitic, including collected speeches by Nazi propagandist Joseph Goebbels, and books advocating “accelerationism” – the neo-Nazi goal of speeding up societal collapse to start a race war. Some books for sale face bans or restrictions around the world, including in Australia. It also sells non-fascist historical and philosophical titles.Mamet offers Rite Books discounts to his followers and has taken part in its social media ad campaigns overseas, including one featuring the catchphrase “Ride the tiger” – coined by the Nazi-aligned Italian writer Julius Evola and used by neo-Nazi terror groups around the world.Mamet stressed that Rite was only a bookseller. “We do not endorse, promote, or advocate for any of the ideologies, viewpoints, or positions expressed in the materials we sell,” he said. “I and many other people believe free speech is important, and what better way to understand history than through reading.”He didn’t answer questions about payment from the Rite Books sponsorship.In April, Mamet was funded by the Australian arm of CPAC to attend its main conference in Texas through a program for young “political hopefuls” – designed “to build the next generation of conservative leaders”.Last month he flew from Queensland to Melbourne where he joined known neo-Nazis such as Nathan Bull and Michael “Mickle” Nelson at a protest against the state visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.Andre Mamet “Ausmaxx” (back left), checks his phone at an anti-Modi rally attended by neo-Nazis and their associates led by far-right influencer Mitch Hobbs (front) in July.Jason SouthThe small rally, predominantly made up of the now-defunct NSN, screamed racist abuse at those attending a Modi event at Marvel Stadium. It was organised by far-right influencers Hugo Lennon and Mitch Hobbs, who this masthead recently unmasked as among the wealthy backers and influencers secretly helping the NSN plot its next move into politics.On Saturday, Mamet posted a late-night video of Hobbs and himself pasting the word “Indian” over “Aussie” on a poster in in Drew’s popular series depicting Bella Singh, an early Indian settler who was once exempted from Australia’s racist White Australia policy. “We fixed it for you, Peter Drew,” Mamet wrote.He told this masthead Drew’s poster series was “designed to delegitimise Australian identity” yet the artist ”faces no blowback for his anti-white hatred” and “patriots have had enough”.Cut through the noise of federal politics with news, views and expert analysis. Subscribers can sign up to our weekly Inside Politics newsletter.From our partners