Senator Lidia Thorpe has responded to a threatening neo-Nazi video she was sent by saying she is not going to hide.
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In the video a man in a balaclava claims to be from neo-Nazi group Warriors for Convict Resistance, makes racist statements, burns the Aboriginal flag and performs a Nazi salute.
Senator Thorpe was surrounded by supporters holding the Aboriginal flag at a press conference in Melbourne on October 5.
"This is what yous (sic) wanted - you wanted to shut me down," she said.
Senator Thorpe said she had been in "exile" for four months, not allowed to be in her home because, "people want to kill me out there".
"They don't want my voice to be heard over the next nine days [leading up to the October 14 referendum day]," she said.
"They want to feel good about the referendum."
Senator Thorpe has previously criticised the Voice referendum as a member of the Blak sovereign movement and has called for a treaty instead.
It's not the first time the Victorian senator has been threatened by neo-Nazis but she said "only two fascists" had been arrested after two years, leading her to hire her own "black army".
"So I'm not hiding for the next nine days, you're going to hear from me and you're going to see me and I'm not scared," she said.
"I am ready to fight for exactly what I went into parliament for and that is my country, my people and I won't stop.
"And I'm not scared so come at me."
Asked about her remarks a short time later, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese called for people to be respectful during the Voice referendum debate.
"I've seen the video that is referred to that is threatening towards Senator Thorpe and towards the government," he said.
"And the sort of Nazi rhetoric that are in that video have no place in discourse in Australian political life."
Mr Albanese said Senator Thorpe had contacted him directly after the video was posted online leading him to speak to the AFP.
"Senator Thorpe certainly responded to me that same day by thanking me for responding to her," he said.
AFP investigating threatening video
The Australian Federal Police is investigating the video, which has since been deleted from X, formerly Twitter, and the responsible account de-activated.
An AFP spokesperson told AAP threats and harassment of politicians had increased in the past two years, particularly on social media.
"Threats of harm or violence against Australian high office holders are criminal offences and will be fully investigated by the AFP."
Federal government frontbenchers have condemned the video.
"It's cowardly and disgusting," Labor's Bill Shorten told Nine's Today Show on Thursday.
"I don't know what it is with these man-baby Nazis - wearing a hood so no one can see you. They think they're so tough."
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Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil is supporting Senator Thorpe, a Gunnai, Gunditjmara and Djab Wurrung woman from Victoria.
"That video is menacing, disgusting, and it is obviously deliberately targeting her to stop her from expressing her views," she told Nine.
"We will do everything we can to support Senator Thorpe."
With the referendum on the Indigenous voice to parliament to be held on October 14, politicians are growing more concerned about extremists spreading racism and misinformation.
"I am really worried about it," Ms O'Neil said.
"We're seeing over time in Australia different types of groups who pop up, selecting different ideologies ... being radicalised and joining these communities online, working together and getting more violent in their radical activities."
The minister expressed faith in Australia's security agencies, saying they are "very, very, very good at what they do".
"They watch these groups very closely and it is a big focus of our government to make sure we stay on top of these problems."
With Australian Associated Press