1 day ago · However, Australia’s situation had distinctive factors, analysts said. One was the claim that the primary agitators could be based abroad. Another was the shock of such hate in a country far from the Middle East where a small community of Jews — fewer than 120,000 people, or about 0.5% of the population — has lived relatively peacefully ...

1 day ago · Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, ... and at least 12-month sentences for less serious hate crimes – such as giving a Nazi salute in public. ...

1 day ago · Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws. 3 hours ago. Koh Ewe. ... displaying hate symbols or performing a Nazi salute is now punishable with at least one year in prison.

02/06/2025 February 6, 2025. Australia passed anti-hate crime laws that include minimum sentences for displaying hate symbols like the Nazi salute. It comes as acts of antisemitism are on the rise ...

1 day ago · Australia passes hate crime laws with mandatory jail time for Nazi salutes The laws will impose minimum jail sentences between 12 months for less serious hate crimes, such as giving a Nazi salute ...

1 day ago · Mandatory jail for Nazi salutes under new Australia laws. Image source, Getty Images. Image caption, The new laws were passed after a series of high-profile antisemitic attacks in Australia.

Jan 16, 2019 · For almost as long as there have been Nazis, there have been Nazis in Australia — including some high-profile names you might recognise.

1 day ago · A wave of antisemitic attacks has roiled Australia, with a dozen arrests for vandalizing or setting homes, schools, and synagogues on fire since October February 6, 2025 at 4:20 a.m. EST 16 ...

Jan 8, 2024 · The Nazi salute and associated hate symbols have been criminalised in Australia as legislation drawn up last summer came into force.

Jan 8, 2024 · Australian lawmakers have banned the performance of the Nazi salute in public and outlawed the display or sale of Nazi hate symbols such as the swastika in landmark legislation that went into...