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.

    • ThePowerOfGeek
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      361 month ago

      And Musk to block Starlink from Australia.

      • @expatriado
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        221 month ago

        gosh, how we let the weird kid gather so much power…

        • @jaybone
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          141 month ago

          He’s gonna get starlink to burn insects like with a magnifying glass. Maybe the Jewish space lasers were Nazi space lasers all along.

          • @OldChicoAle
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            101 month ago

            They’re projecting like always.

            • @Sterile_Technique
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              101 month ago

              In their defense, that’s the only thing lasers know how to do.

          • @YarHarSuperstar
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            130 days ago

            Wow I never thought about this but would not be surprised at the development. If you vertically integrate the company that controls the satellites, the company that launches them into orbit, the govt that oversees it all, etc, you could just send whatever up there, especially with hundreds of launches and satellites.