First person convicted in Australia’s Victoria state over outlawed Nazi salute

Jacob Hersant, a self-described Nazi, talks to the media outside the Melbourne Magistrates Court (Rod McGuirk/AP)

A self-described Nazi on Tuesday became the first person convicted in the Australian state of Victoria of performing an outlawed Nazi salute.

Jacob Hersant, 25, gave the salute and praised Nazi leader Adolf Hitler in front of news media cameras outside the Victoria County Court on October 27, 2023, after he had appeared on an unrelated charge.