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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Ben Smee Queensland state correspondent

Queensland police charge man with racial vilification offences after alleged display of offensive sign

electronic sign in window
Police from the counter-terrorism investigation group raided a home in the Brisbane suburb of Morningside and have charged a man with with racial vilification offences. Photograph: Queensland Police

Police have charged a Brisbane man with racial vilification offences, for allegedly displaying a scrolling electronic sign wishing “death to” various minority groups.

Guardian Australia understands the counter-terrorism investigation group conducted a raid on the property at Morningside in Brisbane’s south on Wednesday, seizing the sign, a computer, and a phone.

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