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Australia set to enforce strict laws against hate crimes

A Nazi swastika graffitied on the front of the Victorian State Parliament in 2012

A Nazi swastika graffitied on the front of the Victorian State Parliament in 2012 Source: AAP / DAVID CROSLING

New laws are set to be passed in federal parliament to ban any person from performing the Nazi salute in public, as well as the public display of a flag that represents a proscribed terror group. An uptick in discrimination and threatening behaviour has triggered Jewish and Muslim community fears in the wake of October 7.


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New laws are set to be passed in federal parliament to ban any person from performing the Nazi salute in public, as well as the public display of a flag that represents a proscribed terror group. An uptick in discrimination and threatening behaviour has triggered Jewish and Muslim community fears in the wake of October 7.


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