Qld man denied bail over alleged importation of ‘disturbing’ anti-Semitism material

A young man accused of importing “disturbing” and violent anti-Semitic material and instructions on waging a terrorist race war has been kept behind bars.

Zachary Jarrod Hulse was arrested earlier in December as part of an Australian Federal Police operation targeting alleged neo-Nazis in Queensland and NSW.

The 21-year-old airconditioning technician from the Brisbane bayside suburb of Manly applied for bail in the Queensland Supreme Court last week.

Zachary Jarrod Hulse was denied bail in the Supreme Court on Tuesday.Credit: Dan Peled

Justice Tom Sullivan handed down his bail decision on Tuesday.

Hulse was accused of importing 160 publications concerning Nazi movements and leaders, and Holocaust denial.

One of the alleged publications was a collection of essays advocating for neo-Nazi lone-wolf terrorist attacks.

Hulse was also accused of using the chat app Telegram to share videos related to the Christchurch mosque mass shooting.

“Clearly this material refers to anti-Semitic sites, anti-Islam sites, and sites associated with white supremacy,” Sullivan said.

Police allegedly found a PDF file on Hulse’s phone with theory and instructions for committing terrorist attacks.

“The second part was titled ‘A Practical Guide’ and included instructions titled [things] such as ‘assassinations’, ‘terror bombing’ and ‘sabotage’,” Sullivan said.

Hulse was also accused of importing two Nazi flags and three black balaclavas, two of which had skulls printed on their lower jaw.

Zachary Jarrod Hulse was accused of sharing videos related to the Christchurch mosque shooting of 2019.Credit: AP

“The material is of a repellent nature – it is not at the absolute upper mark of offending, but it is nonetheless disturbing,” Sullivan said.

Hulse was charged with two counts of possessing violent extremist material following a police search of his family’s home on December 3.

He had been under police scrutiny for months beforehand, Sullivan heard.

“In February 2025, police commenced an investigation in relation to the importation into Australia by [Hulse] of material that called for deliberate acts of violence against minorities in order to carry out a race war,” Sullivan said.

Hulse has been in custody for 11 days.

His defence counsel argued he should be granted bail as he was a young man who had just turned 21, was employed with no criminal record, and had provided passcodes to his devices.

Hulse was also willing to abide by strict bail conditions.

Prosecutors opposed bail, arguing there was no proof of exceptional circumstances or conditions that would reduce the risk of Hulse committing offences after his release.

Hulse had been diagnosed with obsessive compulsive disorder and Asperger’s syndrome, but there was no evidence as to how much these conditions affected his life, Sullivan said.

He rejected a defence submission that Hulse would likely not face a custodial sentence if convicted.

“I’m not satisfied exceptional circumstances exist in this case to justify bail,” Sullivan said.

“It dictates I must not grant bail. The application is dismissed.”

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