Never heard of him so asked Grok:

Stephen Wells is a 56-year-old Australian nationalist activist from Western Australia, associated with the National Socialist Network (NSN). He was arrested on January 26, 2025, during an Australia Day march in Adelaide, where NSN members waved Australian flags and sang "Waltzing Matilda." Initially charged with loitering and displaying a Nazi symbol (related to his NSN patch), Wells spent nearly four months in jail, much of it in solitary confinement at the Adelaide Remand Centre. He refused to sign bail agreements, arguing that the conditions—such as bans on entering the Adelaide CBD, associating with NSN members, or leaving his home state—violated his rights to political expression, freedom of movement, and freedom of association. Wells maintained that accepting such conditions would undermine the presumption of innocence.

The loitering charge was dropped earlier in the process, and he argued this indicated an unlawful arrest, with the Nazi symbol charge stemming from an illegal search. Ultimately, all charges against him were dropped, as reported on May 15, 2025. Some sources suggest the charges were dropped after audio surfaced of police officers discussing harmful intentions toward unarmed Australian nationalists, though this claim lacks corroboration from primary sources. Wells’ case drew attention as a potential example of politically motivated prosecution, with supporters crowdfunding for his legal defense and framing him as a political prisoner.

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