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Australia has enacted strict anti-hate crime laws, mandating jail sentences for public Nazi salutes and other hate-related offenses.

Punishments range from 12 months for lesser crimes to six years for terrorism-related hate offenses.

The legislation follows a rise in antisemitic attacks, including synagogue vandalism and a foiled bombing plot targeting Jewish Australians.

The law builds on state-level bans, with prior convictions for individuals performing Nazi salutes in public spaces, including at sporting events and courthouses.

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[–] GRIMMnM@lemmy.world 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Good. I'm glad Australia drew a hard line.

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[–] anon6789@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago
[–] Sunshine@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

Can Canada do this too?

[–] ZMoney@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago (8 children)

The thing is this just makes it "cooler" among the Nazis because now it's illegal. It plays right into their persecution complex. It also opens up a legal morass of trying to define a hand gesture in court. To me this seems like it's fighting the symptoms and not the underlying problems.

[–] IzzyJ@lemmy.world 2 points 23 hours ago

It also opens up a legal morass of trying to define a hand gesture in court> It also opens up a legal morass of trying to define a hand gesture in court I feel like that part would just be the same way porn is treated, "I [the judge] know it when I see it]

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