Neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell will remain behind bars in custody after he was denied bail over an alleged assault at a First Nations camp in Melbourne.

Magistrate Donna Bakos found there was a risk that Sewell could “endanger the safety and welfare of others” if released.“People have the right to go about their lives without being confronted by hateful speech,” Ms Bakos told the Melbourne Magistrates Court on Friday morning.

She said the charges were “serious” and some “strike at the heart of a cohesive society”.

Sewell, 33, the leader of the National Socialist Network (NSN), was arrested after an alleged assault following the March for Australia anti-immigration rally.

Camp Sovereignty members at the sacred Indigenous site in Kings Domain were allegedly attacked by a group of about 30 men, l

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