Australia on Thursday passed anti-hate crime laws under which a Nazi salute in public, among other similar offences, will be punishable by a mandatory jail sentence.

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.

  • Alphonsus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    Good, good! Say no to hate, discrimination and tribalism. Let’s all embrace peace, togetherness grantees the future ☮❤

  • CEbbinghaus@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    10 months ago

    Fucking finally. Good shit Australia. Doing better than most. Watch Elmo throw a hissie fit. Pathetic

    • FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.worldEnglish
      0·
      10 months ago

      Agreed.

      I’m so sick of this absolutist free speech bullshit that wants to make room for terrorist ideologies to hide.

      • Dasus@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        10 months ago

        It’s kinda weird to sort of start rolling back to where some type of conservatism is actually a good thing. I don’t want to identify as a conservative, but I definitely want to conserve institutions of justice and whatnot and not have them corrupted by right-wing crypto cucks.

        • eureka@aussie.zoneEnglish
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          10 months ago

          It’s kinda weird to sort of start rolling back to where some type of conservatism is actually a good thing.

          For what it’s worth, politics is more complex than conservation and change. The status quo is what got us here, so we must to better than merely conserve.

  • Kalcifer@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    10 months ago

    I don’t think this behavior should be socially tolerated; however, I don’t think it’s a good idea to police it through the use of governmental force.