Police are fighting to keep a neo-Nazi group leader locked up, citing fears of escalating violence after he and his followers allegedly attacked an Aboriginal protest site.

White nationalist Thomas Sewell, 32, applied for bail at Melbourne Magistrates Court today after spending the night behind bars following his arrest outside the court.

He has been charged with 25 offences, including violent disorder and affray after being interviewed over the alleged attack on Camp Sovereignty at King's Domain in the city centre on Sunday.

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Prosecutor Jonathon McCarthy asked the magistrate to deny Sewell's release on bail, arguing he posed an "unacceptable risk to society" because his violence had been increasing.

He was on bail when he allegedly committed the offences and police sought to revoke that conditional release.

Detective Senior Constable Saer Pascoe told the court it was concerning Sewell, as leader of neo-Nazi group the National Socialist Network, was allegedly encouraging others to commit violence.

"The applicant's behaviour in recent times has been escalating in violence and concerning behaviour," he said.

"He is their leader and has complete control. He has shown he has a large group of followers who will attack on instruction."

Pascoe referred to Sewell becoming "erratic" after shouting and interrupting a press conference of Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan yesterday.

Sewell allegedly led a group of about 30 men dressed in black to storm the Indigenous camp on Sunday evening after attending an anti-immigration rally in the city centre.

"The applicant turned back to the National Socialist Network group and incites the group, by instructing them to charge towards Camp Sovereignty," Pascoe said.

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Members of the network held down occupants of the camp and began to kick them, he said.

The detective described Camp Sovereignty as "a First Nations refuge" and said another person was struck with a pole, kicked and punched by members of the network.

The incident injured three people, with the worst suffered by a woman who required staples in her scalp to close a wound, the court was told.

Nathan Bull, 23, and a 20-year-old from Ardeer have been charged with violent disorder, affray and other offences following the incident, but they were bailed by police last night.

Sewell had also been arrested and interviewed over an incident on August 9, for which he has been charged with assault and committing an offence while on bail, Pascoe said.

He and a large group of members from his group participated in a march through Melbourne's city centre and then assaulted a man, the detective said.

Sewell's lawyer, interstate solicitor Mathew Hopkins, appeared by video link to ask the magistrate to bail his client.

He claimed prosecutors were only using the August 9 incident to "bolster" their argument to deny bail and were intertwining their evidence with a "political attack" on his client.

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In the earlier incident, Sewell was acting in self-defence as the other man had hit him first, Hopkins said.

Sewell never missed a court hearing, was committed to fighting all charges and he needed to be released to help his wife and children return from a holiday in Queensland, he said.

Magistrate Donna Bakos will hand down her bail decision on Friday afternoon.

Sewell appeared in another courtroom after his bail application for a contested hearing over intimidation offences, a matter that had been cut short because of his arrest yesterday afternoon.

Magistrate Michelle Hodgson said she was aware he was in custody but would like to continue the hearing, which began on Monday.

"I would like to continue," Sewell said, representing himself.

Prosecutor Melissa Mahady said witnesses were on standby and agreed to proceed, with Sewell asking to get access to his legal documents.

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A 16-year-old boy has been charged after an Uber driver was stabbed several times outside a shopping centre on the Gold Coast.

Emergency services were called to the car park of the Coomera Westfield on Foxwell Road about 1.25am today after a security guard found a 32-year-old woman with stab wounds.

Police believe she was inside the car when she was stabbed 10 times in the face, neck and back by her passenger.

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The woman was rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a critical condition.

Police believe there was no connection or disagreement between the driver and her passenger.

"We believe the offender has booked a rideshare with that female and has gone from Hope Island to Coomera as part of that rideshare," Detective Inspector Paul Fletcher said.

Police discovered two phones and a small kitchen knife in nearby bushland, but are still working to determine if the items are related to the attack.

The 16-year-old boy, from Upper Coomera, has been charged tonight with acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm, armed robbery and deprivation of liberty.

He is due to face Southport Childrens Court tomorrow.

Investigations are continuing.

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A lawyer has been charged over an alleged violent kidnapping and ransom plot in western Sydney late last year.

A 31-year-old man was making a phone call inside his car in Granville on November 23 when he was allegedly attacked by three unknown men armed with bats, bound with cable ties and driven to a second location, believed to be a home in St Marys, and tortured.

Robbery and Serious Crime Squad Commander Detective Acting Superintendent Andrew Marks said the alleged assault was recorded on a mobile phone and used to demand ransom from the man's brother.

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"The offences were very organised and they were very violent crimes," he told reporters today.

The man's brother paid the sum in cash, but the group allegedly demanded more money.

During an alleged exchange in Panania the following day, a fight broke out and the 31-year-old was able to escape.

The man was rushed to hospital and treated for injuries that included a black eye, cuts to his head and a deep wound on his left hand. 

Three men have previously been charged and remain before the courts.

Last night, detectives arrested a 26-year-old lawyer in Austral and searched his home on Ulm Street in Ermington.

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He was taken to Liverpool Police Station, where he was charged with seven offences, including two counts of knowingly directing the activities of a criminal group, taking/detaining a person in company with the intent to ransom and wounding a person with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Marks alleged that the lawyer was linked to a long-running drug supply operation and had told a gang to organise and commit the kidnapping and ransom through encrypted apps.

"In relation to this investigation, it was conducted in close collaboration with other supporting law enforcement agencies, linking the male that was arrested yesterday to a sophisticated drug supply operation dating back to 2022," he said.

"Police allege that the encrypted communications showed the male planned to kidnap or kill a drug runner that he suspected had stolen drugs." 

Marks was unable to say whether the man had known the three other men charged over the incident through his work.

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The lawyer has been refused bail and faced the Liverpool Local Court today.

Detectives are continuing to investigate members of the involved gang.

"Those that are responsible or were involved, we will ensure that we'll do everything we can to get them before the courts," Marks said.

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The Australian economy has grown at 0.6 per cent in the last quarter, and by 1.8 per cent annually, driven by rising household and government spending.

The figures published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) today showed stronger activity than the 0.5 per cent quarterly growth that the Reserve Bank and economists had anticipated, following the weak 0.3 per cent results in the March quarter due to impacts from Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

"Economic growth rebounded in the June quarter following subdued growth in the March quarter, which was heavily impacted by weather events," ABS head of national accounts Tom Lay said. 

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The ABS said the 0.9 per cent rise in household spending and 1 per cent increase in government spending were the main drivers of the strong quarter.

Household spending was lifted by Australians extending their holiday breaks from Easter to Anzac Day — which fell on the same week this year — end-of-financial-year sales, and increased demand for medical services due to the particularly strong flu season.

"End of financial year sales and new product releases contributed to rises in discretionary spending on goods including furnishings and household equipment, motor vehicles and recreation and culture goods," Lay said.

"Households took advantage of the proximity of Easter to Anzac Day to extend their holiday break, resulting in rises in discretionary services such as hotels, cafes and restaurants and recreation and culture services."

Australians also bought more food as major supermarket chains, including Coles and Woolworths, increased their promotional sales.

The Albanese government's spending, excluding defence investments and including costs like holding the federal election in May, was the largest contributor to growth.

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High demand for health services also led to more spending on the Medicare Benefits Schedule and the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.

Trade also increased on the back of iron ore and LNG export rebound after the effects of severe weather in the March quarter.

A rise in short-term visitors, particularly those visiting friends and family in Australia, led to an increase in service exports.

Private investment remained relatively unchanged, increasing 0.1 per cent in the June quarter.

The ABS said the largest detractor from growth was the 3.9 per cent decrease in public investment — the largest fall, excluding the COVID-19 period, since September 2017.

This was due to state and territory governments spending less on transport and health infrastructure.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said today's results were equal to the fastest quarterly growth in almost three years and the fastest annual growth rate in almost two years. 

"Today's National Accounts show Australia's economy is gathering momentum in the face of global economic uncertainty," he said.

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But experts questioned the treasurer's optimism. 

CreditorWatch chief economist Ivan Colhoun said the figures were largely driven by temporary factors like the weather events last quarter, federal election spending and end-of-financial-year sales.

"At face value, this outcome could be seen as confirming the RBA's anticipated strengthening in economic growth, though I'm not so sure about that," he said.

"There was a host of special factors impacting the data this quarter, most of which acted to boost growth temporarily."

Oxford Economics Australia head of macroeconomic forecasting Sean Langcake said while the results were "encouraging confirmation" that worse global uncertainty did not have a heavy toll on the economy, it may be a "high watermark" for growth this year.

"The June quarter benefited from a rebound from a soft first quarter, business and consumer confidence are still a little shaky, and the labour market appears to be cooling," he said.

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