Australia plans to ban swastikas, Nazi symbols

While Nazi symbols are already banned in most Australian states, the country’s government is planning to pass legislation to ban swastikas on a federal level.

"There’s been a rise in this kind of violent far right activity. We think it’s time for there to be a federal law which I’ll be bringing to the Parliament next week," Dreyfus told Nine Network television.

We’ve got responsibility for import and export. We want to see an end to trading in this kind of memorabilia or any items which bear those Nazi symbols," Dreyfus said. "There’s no place in Australia for spreading of hatred and violence."