Police in Newcastle are investigating a letterbox drop of flyers from a group advocating what they called a "white Australia".

Residents in the inner city suburb of Cooks Hill found the flyers in their letterboxes over the past two days, and police were called.

The flyers refer to "rebirthing a nation" and mention "the organising of white Australians".

Police have told the ABC the flyers have been deemed "offensive".

'Gutless'

One Cooks Hill resident who did not want to be identified told the ABC the flyers were sickening.

"My household felt sick when we received it,"

she said.

The woman said she was taking steps to ensure her household was safe.

"I'm online now looking at CCTV cameras," she said.

"It makes me feel like I need to be better prepared for next time."

Police have told the ABC the flyers are "offensive". (ABC Newcastle: Ben Clifford)

Another Cooks Hill resident reported seeing a man distributing a bag full of flyers in the early evening.

"I heard somebody placing something in my letterbox around 6:00 last night and about a minute later I went out to see what it was and was alarmed," she said.

"I was just horrified … I think it's gutless to be [walking around] in the dark, spreading this vile hatred.

"We don't want this sort of stuff in our backyard."

Premier condemns flyer

NSW Premier Chris Minns denounced the flyers and those behind the letterbox drop.

"I am aware of them and they are an incitement to racial hatred," Mr Minns said.

"They are generally being distributed anonymously.

"If we catch who is responsible for it I can promise you, police will throw the book at them."

In February 2025, the NSW government introduced legislation to parliament establishing a new criminal offence for intentionally inciting racial hatred.

The legislation passed, making it a crime to intentionally and publicly incite hatred towards another person, or group of people, on the grounds of race.

The New South Wales government said the offence contains several elements, including that it must be a public act; that public act must incite hatred; the incitement to hatred must be intentional; and intentional incitement to hatred must be on the basis of race.

The offence has a maximum penalty of two years’ imprisonment.