In short:
The antisemitism inquiry has been told that an American conspiracy theorist was platformed on a media network that received a social cohesion grant from the Commonwealth.
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that → tell → Commonwealth
Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy, aka Sneako, was interviewed by an Australian Islamic-themed podcast prior to his deportation from Australia.
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Balinthazy → interview → Australia
After questions on whether the grantee had acted inappropriately, the Department of Home Affairs secretary said any claim would be investigated.
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claim → act → Affairs
A Sydney-based podcast network that received federal grant funding to support social cohesion platformed a known conspiracy theorist who was deported and received a lifetime ban from Australia, an inquiry has heard.
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inquiry → base → Australia
The Royal Commission on Antisemitism and Social Cohesion was told on Monday that American livestreamer Sneako, whose real name is Nicolas Kenn De Balinthazy, was deported from Australia in May after initially being granted a visa.
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name → tell → visa
During his visit, Sneako was interviewed by OnePath Network, an Australian Islamic-themed podcast based in Sydney that was established in 2014.
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that → interview → 2014
The Anti-Defamation League, an organisation that combats antisemitism, describes Sneako as "one of the most prominent vectors for antisemitism, white supremacy, and misogyny in the manosphere" with an audience of millions.
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that → combat → millions
It said his following was predominantly made up of men and boys, and that his extremist and antisemitic content had been amplified across YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.
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content → say → YouTube
The commission heard Sneako had previously been banned from YouTube, Twitch (an interactive livestreaming service) and TikTok.
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Sneako → hear → YouTube
Public documents show OnePath Network's parent organisation, OPN Media Limited, received a $308,000 grant from the Department of Home Affairs under the independent multicultural media transformation and sustainability program.
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organisation → show → program
The funding is designed to support social cohesion and the sustainability of independent multicultural media outlets.
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funding → design → outlets
Department of Home Affairs secretary Stephanie Foster was shown a screenshot of the grant issued to OnePath Network during Monday's hearing.
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Foster → show → hearing
"Would you agree that it's an entirely inappropriate use of grant money to platform Sneako, who is a person who received a lifetime ban from entering this country because of views he's expressed publicly?," counsel representing various Jewish bodies, Nicholas Bender SC, put to Ms Foster.
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counsel → agree → Foster
Ms Foster said she was unaware of the screenshot.
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she → say → screenshot
"We will always, when information is provided to us, investigate its validity and it's appropriateness," she said.
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she → provide → validity
In response to the funding allocation, a spokesperson for OnePath Network said in a statement that OPN Media was among 60 recipients of the grants scheme.
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Media → say → scheme
"OPN Media takes the work of the Royal Commission and its editorial responsibilities seriously," it said.
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it → take → Commission
"Questions put to a witness during a hearing are not findings made by the Commission."
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Questions → put → Commission
The OnePath interview with Sneako was titled, 'Who really is Sneako? The Manosphere, Islam and Israel' and was published in June.
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Manosphere → title → June
The interview covered Sneako's rise to fame, his conversion to Islam, his time with Kanye West and his departure from the manosphere.
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interview → cover → manosphere
"Just based on that information, that raises a very substantial concern that this grantee is acting inappropriately, doesn't it?," Mr Bender SC asked.
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SC → base → concern
"As I said, we will always when we receive information that would suggest that the grantee was acting inappropriately investigate that," Ms Foster answered.
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Foster → say → that
"I'm reluctant to say anymore at this stage so I don't prejudice that process."
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I → say → process
Sneako's visa cancelled
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visa → cancel → ?
Sneako's visa was cancelled, and he was deported from Australia in May after media reporting about his visit.
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he → cancel → visit
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said at the time that Sneako would never be allowed to return to Australia.
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Sneako → say → Australia
"Our government has made it very clear we will use every power available to us to protect our community from people coming to this country to spread hatred," Mr Burke told News 24, formerly Sky.
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Burke → make → News
The inquiry heard that, three weeks before Sneako's arrival in Australia, he led a crowd in a chant invoking violence against Jews and had published material online presenting Chabad as a criminal conspiracy.
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he → hear → conspiracy
The Anti-Defamation League has documented a history of antisemitic conspiracy theories and Holocaust denial by Sneako, including his participation in an antisemitic chant in New York in April 2026.
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League → document → April
Mr Bender SC asked Ms Foster whether Sneako should have been granted a visa in the first place.
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Sneako → ask → place
"The decision-maker would have assessed the facts in front of them, and if the facts were identical to those that led to the cancellation of the visa, then it's not unreasonable to suggest that decision-maker would've made that decision in the first instance," she said.
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she → assess → instance
"But without the facts I can't assume any of that."
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I → assume → that
Mr Bender pressed Ms Foster further.
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Bender → press → Foster
"Do you agree that somebody who had done those things, according to the department's policies, should not be granted a visa?," Mr Bender put to Ms Foster.
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Bender → agree → Foster
Ms Foster would not be drawn on the matter.
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Foster → draw → matter
"I'm just not able to make those assumptions," she said.
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she → make → assumptions
"If we have information which would preclude someone from being issued a visa based on our act then we would not have issued the visa.
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we → have → visa
During the OnePath interview, Sneako was asked about previous antisemitic comments he had made.
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he → ask → comments
"According to Zionists, they'll say anyone who is critical of Israeli is antisemite," he said.
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he → accord → Israeli
The statement from OPN Media also stressed that a disclaimer posted on its YouTube channel, and read out by the presenter prior to the interview, stated that it does not invite guests onto its platform because it agrees with everything they have "ever said or done".
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they → stress → everything
…and 4 more, not listed.
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