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NSW Passes Laws Targeting Hate Crimes, Nazi Symbols, and Worship Harassment

The Human Rights Commission has raised concerned freedom of speech could be impacted.
NSW Passes Laws Targeting Hate Crimes, Nazi Symbols, and Worship Harassment
A vandalised car on Wellington Street in Woollahra, Sydney in Australia on Nov. 21, 2024. AAP Image/Neve Brissenden
Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
2/20/2025|Updated: 2/20/2025
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The Minns Labor government has pushed through three laws that will prohibit actions like racial hatred, the display of offensive Nazi symbols, and desecration and harassment at places of worship.

The reforms come after a surge of anti-Semitic activity across Australia’s most populous state, including the vandalism of synagogues with swastikas, and violent confrontations outside places of worship.

Naziya Alvi Rahman
Naziya Alvi Rahman
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Naziya Alvi Rahman is a Canberra-based journalist who covers political issues in Australia. She can be reached at [email protected].
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