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Don’t mention the swastika

Banning political symbols sets a dangerous precedent

21 May 2022

9:00 AM

21 May 2022

9:00 AM

Having experienced the warmth and openness of Victorians, the idea of the Garden State as a stomping ground for neo-Nazi efforts to establish a Fourth Reich Down Under seems bizarre. Yet, Victoria is set to enact a law banning the public display of Nazi swastikas ‘to stamp out hate’, in the words of Attorney-General Jaclyn Symes.

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