<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There are fresh calls for tougher laws and an investigation into why neo-Nazis were </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-police-commission-left-in-the-dark-as-neo-nazis-protest-outside-of-state-parliament/717335da-603e-4808-8b86-375f00d262cf" rel="" target="_blank" title="legally allowed to protest outside NSW parliament."><span>legally allowed to protest outside NSW parliament.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Almost 70 neo-Nazis from the White Australia organisation were armed with a banner that read "Abolish the Jewish Lobby" yesterday, using the NSW state parliament as the stage for their protest.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The neo-Nazis applied to protest ahead of time, made clear their intention to rally against Jewish groups and were given the green light by police 10 days ago.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/sam-moodie-swooped-by-magpie-walk-home-from-school/579e32d2-8ef3-424c-ba5b-4d9e9a96af57" rel="" target="_blank" title="'Straight into the eye': Girl, 12, hospitalised after magpie swoop"><strong><span>'Straight into the eye': Girl, 12, hospitalised after magpie swoop</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Nationals leader David Littleproud described the incident as "disgraceful" and said the rally was a stark reminder of the kind of hatred still being perpetrated in plain sight.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It is disgraceful. And these sorts of animals shouldn't be allowed on the streets to chant that sort of hate," Littleproud said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"They're trying to import hate from overseas into this country, and we're better than that."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-police-state-government-to-probe-why-neonazis-could-use-parliament-as-stage-for-anti-jewish-rally/66839206-4fcf-4623-ad25-d4c36b20be45" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Littleproud said the protest should never have taken place and called for laws to respond to the troubling neo-Nazi movement.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"There was a mistake by the police and someone should pay a price for that," he added.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I think obviously there'll be learnings. It's a reminder that these people are still there, they still want to perpetrate this hate.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We have to be vigilant, not just as legislators or institutions, but as Australians."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon and NSW Premier Chris Minns yesterday confirmed they had no idea it was going ahead.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I take it very personally, there was a communication error within the police force for which I did not personally know that today's protest was taking place," Lanyon said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Accordingly, I had not briefed the minister of police or government."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Minns also pointed to new legislation to stop it from happening again.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"It's obviously shameful that these people feel that they have the right to demonstrate in such a despicable, hateful way, spewing division and racism on the streets of Sydney," Minns said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police are reviewing the footage to determine whether any hate speech crimes were committed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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