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 the Nazi party. Federal attorney general Mark Dreyfus said such images were “repugnant” and had “no place in Australia”. It will be illegal to use them as flags or armbands and to print them on clothes, with offenders risking up to 12 months in prison. A ban on the Nazi salute will not be added to federal law, however. Mr Dreyfus said state and territory governments can enforce such a ban in a more effective way. “State governments have got more responsibility for what you might call street offences, and our law goes to public display and includes online … the salute we’ve left for the states,” he commented. Australia’s spy agency has been warning that far-right groups are becoming more visible and organised. In March, a group of neo-Nazis clashed with transgender rights protesters in Melbourne and were seen raising their arms Advertisement Last year, a football fan who gave the salute at the Australia Cup final was banned for life from any games sanctioned by… Read full this story
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