Summary

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.

  • ByteOnBikes@slrpnk.net
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    4 hours ago

    Some people need to be separated. This isn’t about censorship, it’s about group dynamics.

    Let’s take it from both angles - just to avoid politics. A disruptive kid in a classroom affects every other kid. Get rid of that kid, and suddenly the whole classroom improves. Everyone can agree to that.

    The other side - a company has a pro-union worker. Shitty company doesn’t like not controlling their workers, so they find a way to fire them.

    Back to the Nazi, separate them from the rest of society. We don’t need them.

    • ubergeek@lemmy.today
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      13 minutes ago

      Back to the Nazi, separate them from the rest of society.

      Permanently. Like how we permanently separated Nazis from the rest of the world in the 1940s.