Australia plans to introduce new laws banning the public display and sale of Nazi symbols and paraphernalia as the country sees a rise in the far-right movement.. Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus ...

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Australia has announced it will introduce a national ban on Nazi symbols, in an effort to crack down on far-right groups. Public displays of the swastika or SS symbols will be punishable by up to ...

Australia’s government plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols nationwide due to an increase in far-right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said Thursday.

Australia is to ban the sale and display of swastikas and other Nazi symbols following a rise in far-right activity. It includes the insignia of the Schutzstaffel (SS) - the paramilitary wing of ...

Nazi symbols to be publicly banned in Australia under tough new laws The ban will include flags, armbands, T-shirts, and will extend to posting the symbols online.

The Nazi salute and associated hate symbols have been criminalised in Australia as legislation drawn up last summer came into force. A law banning the salute and the display or sale of symbols ...

The move to ban Nazi symbols has been welcomed by those researching the rise of far-right extremism in Australia. Deakin University researcher Dr Josh Roose said Nazi symbolism plays a role in ...

The ban will not apply to other well-known Nazi symbols — such as the Totenkopf (death’s head) and Sonnenrad (sun wheel), as well as a plethora of neo-Nazi symbols that are continually evolving.

A new ban on Nazi insignia is set for Australia and people who display the 'evil' symbols could face up to a year in jail, but it doesn't mention the Hitler salute.

Those convicted of displaying Nazi salutes or hate symbols with the intention of inciting hatred or intimidating others will now be subject to a mandatory minimum sentence of one year in prison.

MELBOURNE, Australia — Displays of Nazi salutes and symbols were banned in Australia starting Monday, with lawbreakers facing 12 months’ imprisonment. The ban will “ensure no one in ...