Australian State Passes Bill to Ban Nazi Symbols

Australian State Passes Bill to Ban Nazi Symbols
File photo of a municipal worker cleaning Nazi swastikas from public buildings. Kirill Kudryavtsev/AFP/Getty Images
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Nazi symbols are one step closer to be banned in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) after a legislation criminalising their use passed the state parliament’s lower house on Aug. 9.

Under the legislation, the use or display of Nazi flags or memorabilia bearing swastikas would be banned.

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