A man who volunteered for One Nation during a West Australian by-election was before named in a federal tribunal ruling as someone who promoted neo-Nazi ideologies.
Mr Donis was a founding member and president of the Society of Western Australian Nationalists, a now-deregistered organisation the Administrative Appeals Tribunal found was a racist extremist group.
Mr Donis was identified by other political volunteers at the Singleton Primary School polling booth on August 27 and later pictured standing near the stage at One Nation's victory party that night.
A One Nation spokesperson said the individual the ABC identified as David Donis was "not a member of One Nation".
Mr Donis has before denied promoting neo-Nazi ideologies, but in 2023 the AAT said it was satisfied he and other SWAN members had done so.
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A man who volunteered for One Nation during a West Australian by-election was before named in a federal tribunal ruling as someone who promoted neo-Nazi ideologies.
David Donis handed out how-to-vote cards for One Nation in the state seat of Secret Harbour last month, sparking fresh questions about vetting months after Pauline Hanson revealed the party had shut branches she said were "infiltrated by extremists".
Mr Donis was a founding member and president of the Society of Western Australian Nationalists, a now-deregistered organisation the Administrative Appeals Tribunal found was a racist extremist group.
The tribunal's comments about Mr Donis were made in a 2023 case concerning an army reservist's security clearance.
Mr Donis was identified by other political volunteers at the Singleton Primary School polling booth on August 27 and later pictured standing near the stage at One Nation's victory party that night.
Two people told the ABC there was an incident during the day where Mr Donis yelled at a voter leaving the polling station.
A One Nation spokesperson said the individual the ABC identified as David Donis was "not a member of One Nation".
A Liberal source told the ABC that Mr Donis had before been a member of the party as a teen but left when it became known his views were "not welcome".
Mr Donis has before denied promoting neo-Nazi ideologies, but in 2023 the AAT said it was satisfied he and other SWAN members had done so.
One Nation's vetting has before come under scrutiny, with Senator Hanson revealing in June that the party had shut down four branches.
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