People showing Nazi symbols will face jail time or fines under proposed laws in Queensland and Tasmania amid intense concern about a recent neo-Nazi protest in Melbourne.
Victoria and NSW have already criminalised the display of Nazi symbols, while bans are also planned in Western Australia and the Australian Capital Territory.
Queensland Attorney-General Shannon Fentiman tabled a bill on Wednesday to outlaw the display, distribution or publication of extremist hate symbols such as the Nazi Hakenkreuz, or hooked cross.
She says new laws are needed to counter incidents, including a pig’s head left at a Gold Coast mosque and Nazi propaganda pamphlets being put in home mailboxes in Brisbane’s west….