Police spoke to the two men in central Melbourne and asked them to move on, which they did On May 13 far-right anti-immigration protesters clashed with counter demonstrators on the streets of Melbourne. 'I wish it didn't have to be said, but clearly it does: Nazis aren't welcome. In response to this provocation Mr Andrews said the 'anti-trans activists' were gathered to 'spread hate'. On March 18 a group of around 30 black-clad Nazis marched onto the steps of Victoria's parliament house and stood near a rally being staged by visiting British anti-trans activist Kellie-Jay Keen-Minshull, otherwise known as Parker Posey. 'The Victorian government led the way in being the first Australian jurisdiction to ban the public display of the Nazi swastika and now and by criminalising the salute will right a wrong, take the high moral ground and to close the lid on this ugly phenomenon,' he said.įollowing high-profile demonstrations by Nazi sympathisers in Melbourne earlier this year Victoria's Labor government announced it was working on legislation to ban the salute associated with the extremist movement. 'Let’s be clear: performing this salute is a call for murder, and for a Holocaust survivor, seeing it tears a hole in their heart and is as threatening as being held up with a gun.'ĭr Abramovich called for the Nazi saluse to be criminalised. 'It is an outrage that those inflamed with virulent antisemitism, who are using this evil gesture as a rallying cry to intimidate and terrorise the community still have the law on their side,' Dr Abramovich said. Two young men have blatantly performed Hitler salutes while wearing offensive t-shirts mocking the Holocaustĭr Dvir Abramovich, Chair of the Anti-Defamation Commission, said the 'terrifying display showed that 'Neo-Nazism is alive in Melbourne'.
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