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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Eden Gillespie

Queensland to ban Nazi swastikas and strengthen hate crime laws

Ananastacia Palaszczuk
‘Nazism is evil. Evil triumphs when good people do nothing’ says Ananastacia Palaszczuk, the Queensland premiere. Photograph: Jono Searle/AAP

The Palaszczuk government will introduce legislation into Queensland parliament to ban Nazi swastikas as part of a suite of changes to strengthen the state’s response to hate crime and vilification.

The legislation would make it a criminal offence to display symbols promoting hatred and causing fear.

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