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Keiran Hardy, Senior Lecturer, Griffith Criminology Institute, Griffith University

Legal in one state, a crime in another: laws banning hate symbols are a mixed bag

Queensland has now joined several other states in outlawing extremist hate symbols.

Far-right and neo-Nazi groups pose a significant ongoing threat to national security, in Australia and globally. It is crucial to counter their hateful ideology, which has no place in Australian society.

However, banning specific symbols and gestures is a tricky thing to do.

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