Hate mail

EMBATTLED ACT union boss Kim Sattler has told police she has been targeted by hate mail from a white supremacist group since the Australia Day protest.

In an interview with the Sunday Canberra Times, the UnionsACT secretary said she had solid support around the country following criticism about her involvement in the tent embassy unrest but was worried about ''parcels on my doorstep'' now a white supremacist group knew of her unlisted address.

''These people are very dangerous,'' Ms Sattler said.

''The letter I received was stomach churningly disgusting - crazy, lunatic, racist.

''It uses the words 'coon' and 'boong'. It attacks Jews.''

The Australian Federal Police confirmed it was looking into the case after being told about it last Monday. A spokeswoman said the AFP was considering whether to investigate the anonymous hate mail.

Ms Sattler would not describe the way the letter threatened her.

''It's with the police now,'' she said.

She said the letter did include a copy of the White Australia policy.

Ms Sattler has adopted a lower profile since the tent embassy unrest after media turned up at her address during the saturation coverage of the event.

At the same time the usually outspoken union leader said she had received hundreds of messages of support.

Prime Minister Julia Gillard named Ms Sattler as the person who spoke to her adviser Tony Hodges and carried a message from him to the tent embassy activists.

The message included a comment Opposition Leader Tony Abbott made about the embassy.

When asked a question about the embassy, Mr Abbott said it was time to ''move on'', a statement many interpreted as meaning he wanted to shut the embassy down. Mr Abbott reportedly later said his comment meant Australia had moved on from the issues that caused the embassy to be set up.

The unrest that followed led to security officers dragging Prime Minister Julia Gillard away from The Lobby restaurant and Mr Abbott being blamed for causing the Aboriginals' outrage.

Ms Sattler stressed her motivation to be at the embassy was to help police. She said she was there on Australia Day to act as a liaison between the police and tent embassy organisers.