Australia plans legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols

The Australian government would legislate to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols throughout the nation due to an increase in far right activity, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus said on Thursday (Chris Donaghy/AAP Image via AP)

Australia’s government is planning legislation to ban swastikas and other Nazi symbols due to an increase in far-right activity, attorney-general Mark Dreyfus said on Thursday.

While most Australian states already ban Nazi symbols, the federal law would go further by banning the trade in such material, Mr Dreyfus said.