The Victorian government says it is open to looking at further action against the display of hate symbols, after a group of protesters performed Nazi salutes outside parliament yesterday.
abc.net.au/news/victoria-nazi-salute-peformed-parliament-government-response/102116672The Victorian government has said it is open to looking at further action against the display of hate symbols, after a group of protesters performed Nazi salutes outside parliament yesterday.
The group of men, dressed in black with many wearing face coverings, performed the salute several times while being separated by police from a group of counter-protesters.The legislation did not include the Nazi salute, also known as the Sieg Heil.
"What we saw in the CBD yesterday were a bunch of cowards acting in a cowardly and disgraceful way with the sole purpose to try and intimidate people going about their business in the centre of Melbourne," she said. Victoria's Multicultural Affairs Minister Colin Brooks said the government would not rush in to ban the salute, but would consider whether such a move would be effective.
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