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On January 12, 2023, 9 News televised a report of a neo-Nazi Thomas Sewell convicted of assaulting a security guard however not receiving a jail term. Sewell made a Nazi salute outside the court.
On November 24, 2015, Inside Edition posted a report on a German soldier who in 1936 refused to give the Nazi salute. Married to a Jewish woman, he was subsequently sent to a concentration camp and never saw his family again
On September 23, 2022, 7 News televised a report detailing some of the recruitment activities in Adelaide of a Neo-Nazi group calling themselves the European Australia Movement.
On October 26, 2022, a news segment shown on the ABC revealed that for some religious groups swastikas have an ancient significance in no way connected to Nazism.
On August 11, 2018, the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum posted a segment explaining the use of the Hitler salute in Nazi Germany.
On November 15, 2022, 7 News televised a report on the recruitment activities of Neo-Nazis in Queensland.
On May 2, 2022, 7 News reported a group of Australian neo-Nazis celebrating Hitler's birthday at a Bavarian beer hall in Melbourne.
On October 29, 2021, current affairs commentator David Pakman discussed Republican Senator Ted Cruz claim that a Nazi salute was protected under the freedom of speech provisions of the first amendment to the United States Constitution.
On October 8, 2021, SSB televised a report on the extent of far-right terrorist groups in Australia. Their activities and membership are reported to be growing rapidly.
On July 20, 2022, SBS News televised a five-minute segment giving an overview of anti-protest laws in Australia and explaining why these are a concern.
On December 9, 2020, ABC News carried a report claiming a New South Wales teenager with alleged extreme right-wing views is to be charged with terrorism activities involving sharing bomb-making material.
On June 21, 2019, Big Think televised a talk given by former American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) president Nadine Strossen. In the speech she explains why the ACLU has defended the freedom of speech of neo-Nazi groups uttering hate speech.
On November 14, 2018, Eyewitness News televised an interview with a photographer who took a much-condemned photograph apparently showing a group of Prom students making a Nazi salute. The photograph says the image has been misinterpreted and that the students were only waving.
On May 21, 2018, a video clip was posted on YouTube detailing the support given to a man who made and posted video clips of a dog doing a Nazi salute. Among his supporters was comedian and actor Ricky Gervais who defended the man's right to express his views as freedom of speech.
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Should Australian states outlaw the Nazi salute?
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On January 28, 2023, The Jerusalem Post published an opinion piece titled 'The risk of forgetting the Holocaust has never been greater'. The article proposes a number of reasons why the atrocities committed during the Holocaust are in danger of being forgotten.
The full text can be accessed at 
On January 27, 2023, J-Wire, a Jewish news site, published a report titled 'Holocaust survivors call for salute ban'. The report details the request made to the Victorian government by a group of Holocaust survivors and others that the Nazi salute be banned in public.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 27, 2023, The Sydney Morning Herald published a report titled 'Holocaust survivors call for Nazi salute to be outlawed in Victoria'. The report details the request made to the Victorian government by a group of Holocaust survivors and others that the Nazi salute be banned in public.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 27, 2023, the Herald Sun published an article titled 'Andrews government considers ban on public use of Nazi salute'. The news report gives details of a number of recent racist, extreme-right public displays involving the Nazii salute which have led the Victorian government to consider banning its use.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 27, 2023, SBS News published an analysis and comment titled, 'Assaults, verbal abuse, and harassment: "Alarming" rise of antisemitism in Australia.' The report gives details of a significant increase in incidents of antisemitism in Australia, many of which involve the use of the Nazi salute.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 23. 2023, the ABC's Religion and Ethics site published an analysis and comment titled 'The memory of the Holocaust and the mystery of unfathomable evil'. The article examines the history of hatred for Jewish people which, it claims, helped to make the Holocaust possible.
The full article can be accessed at
On January 20, 2023, The Conversation published a comment by Josh Roose, Associate Professor of Politics at Deakin University titled 'Would a law banning the Nazi salute be effective - or enforceable?'
The opinion piece examines why banning the Nazi salute is being considered and then discusses why this move might be problematic.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 17, 2023, SBS published an article titled 'This Australian state could ban the Nazi salute. Experts say it won't be easy' which reports that the Victorian government is considering banning the Nazi salute following a number of disturbing recent uses of the gesture. The article also considers why such a law would be difficult to implement.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 14, 2023, The Foundation for Economic Education published a comment and analysis by Julian Adorney titled 'Hate Speech Laws: The Best Arguments for Them-and Against Them'. The article critically examines the arguments for and against outlawing hate speech.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 1, 2022, The Daily Mail published a report and comment titled 'Watch the disgusting moment feral Aussie soccer fans BOO during the Welcome to Country and make Nazi salutes at historic cup final: "Pathetic. Absolute village mentality"'. The article describes and criticises the racist use of the Nazi salute by soccer fans at a recent Australia Cup final.
The full text can be accessed at
On June 29, 2022, Green Left published a comment by Jacob Andrewartha titled 'Banning Nazi symbols won't make the far right go away'. The point of view explains why attempting to prohibit for right groups in Australia is unlikely to be effective.
The full text can be accessed at
On May 2, 2022, New South Wales Legal Aid made a submission to the New South Wales Parliament explaining the circumstances under which it believes banning the public use of the swastika could be an infringement of freedom of expression rights. 9The same arguments could be applied to banning the Nazi salute.)
The full text of the submission can be accessed at
On February 20, 2022, The Australian Jewish News posted a comment written by an Australian teacher titled 'We need more and better Holocaust education'.
The opinion piece examines why more and better Holocaust education is necessary in Australia.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 28, 2021, WION published a report titled 'Republican Senator Ted Cruz defends use of Nazi salute by calling it "free speech"'. The report details the views of Senator Cruz and his defence of parents criticised for using a Nazi salute at a school council meeting.
The full text can be accessed
On August 16, 2021, The Age published a comment and analysis titled 'Inside Racism HQ: How home-grown neo-Nazis are plotting a white revolution' detailing the activities of extreme right-wing groups within Australia.
The full text of this article can be accessed at
On July 18, 2020, SBS published an analysis and comment by Tom Stayner titled 'Opinions divided on whether Australia could effectively ban extremist far-right organisations'. The article examines the likely effectiveness on attempting to ban far-right extremist groups in Australia.
The full text can be accessed at
On March 23, 2018, The Daily Beast published a comment and report by Tom Sykes titled 'Ricky Gervais and the Curious Incident of the Dog Doing the Nazi Salute' which details the support given by Gervais and others to a British man who has been found guilty of an offence for posting a video of a dog making Nazis salutes. Gervais claims it is a freedom of expression issue.
The full text can be accessed at
On January 19, 2018, The Indy Star published a report titled 'Why experts say students keep doing the Nazi salute in social media photos'.
This United States' report examines the widespread posting on social media of images of students making the Nazii salute. It gives the opinion of a number of psychologists as to why this is occurring.
The full text can be accessed at
On August 19, 2017, Vox published a comment and analysis by Tara Isabella Burton titled '"Sexualized fascism": how the taboo nature of Nazi imagery made the alt-right more powerful' which examines how the forbidden nature of Nazi symbols can increase their appeal.
The full text can be accessed at
On May 21, 2014, NBC News published a report titled 'Nazi Salutes "Not Always Punishable," Top Swiss Court Rules'. This report details the circumstances under which Swiss courts do not regard it as illegal to make a Nazi salute.
The full text can be accessed at
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