Nazi salutes
White ute driving towards a Jewish children in Ripponlea on 19 January 2026. Photo: Screenshot Facebook
January 20, 2026, 4:59 pm
Ute attempts to drive into Jewish children
Victoria Police looking for two offenders who shouted Nazi slogan.
By Sharyn Kolieb
Mark Dreyfus speaks about the Hamas attack in Federal Parliament on Monday, October 16. Photo: Screenshot
December 7, 2023, 10:47 am
Bill criminalising Nazi salute and hate symbols passes parliament
Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said it sends a clear message that there is no place in Australia for acts and symbols that glorify the horrors of the Holocaust and terrorist acts
By AJN STAFF
Neo-Nazi protesters outside Parliament House in Melbourne on Saturday, March 18. Photo: AAP Image/James Ross
November 30, 2023, 12:00 pm
Federal law will outlaw Nazi salutes
"The Nazi salute is used to frighten and intimidate its targets. Anyone engaging in Nazi salutes knows the intent," says Peter Wertheim, Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-CEO.
By Peter Kohn
Tasmanian Attorney-General and Minister for Justice, Elise Archer. Photo: Facebook
August 17, 2023, 2:22 pm
Tasmania the first Australian state to ban Nazi gestures
Legislation 'sets an example for other jurisdictions', ECAJ says
By AJN STAFF
Premier Daniel Andrews (centre), Rabbi Yaakov Glasman and Janice Iloni-Furstenberg, president of St Kilda Shule, study a book about the synagogue's 150 years. Photo: Peter Haskin
May 11, 2023, 10:35 am
Ban ‘must be done properly’
In an exclusive sitdown with the Victorian premier, The AJN quizzed Daniel Andrews on the progress of a bill to prohibit 'Heil Hitler' salutes.
By Peter Kohn
The neo-Nazi protesters outside Parliament House in Melbourne. Photo: AAP Image/James Ross
March 23, 2023, 11:11 am
Lib push for MP at rally to be expelled
The Victorian government has announced it will move to ban the Nazi salute in the wake of an anti-trans rally at which neo-Nazis performed salutes on the steps of the Victorian Parliament, while Jewish community groups have backed a push for Moira Deeming to be expelled from the Liberal Party.
By Gareth Narunsky
March 23, 2023, 9:56 am
No place for neo-Nazis
Photo: Twitter
November 10, 2022, 9:32 am
Club penalised over Nazi salutes
Football Australia (FA) issued the club with a $15,000 fine, as well as several suspended sanctions over the next three years, after fans were caught performing Nazi salutes. Two individuals have been handed life bans.
By Carly Adno
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