Tasmania the first Australian state to ban Nazi salute and symbols

When the Nazi salute was used during a demonstration in Melbourne earlier this year, it left many disturbed and distressed. Now one Australian state has become the first to ban the gesture.

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A disturbing display of the Nazi salute on the steps of Victoria's parliament earlier this year prompted the government where he lives in Tasmania to go further than any other in the country and ban it.

The bill also bans the display of Nazi symbols with exemptions for “legitimate purposes", including academic, artistic, religious, scientific, cultural, educational or law enforcement purposes.

The display of the Swastika in the Buddhist, Hindi and Jain religions is also permitted.