Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism offences and the display of hate symbols, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.

Australia has imposed a mandatory one-year prison sentence for performing the Nazi salute as part of an effort to tackle rising anti-Semitism. Further hate crime amendments passed on Thursday also introduced a minimum jail term of three years for financing terrorism and six years for committing or planning terrorist acts.

Australia passes tough anti-hate crime laws, including mandatory minimum sentences for terror offenses and displaying hate symbols, in a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism. The laws will impose minimum jail sentences between 12 months for less serious hate crimes,

( JTA) — Police in the Melbourne, Australia, area have arrested a man who they say threw a “packet of bacon” at someone who interrupted his attempts at antisemitic graffiti. See our full guidelines for more information, and this guide for detail about canonical URLs.

Terror offences and hate crimes will be punishable with mandatory prison terms ranging from one to six years under new Australian legislation. View on euronews

Federal Parliament has passed what the government calls Australia’s toughest laws against hate speech and hate crimes. Labor conceded to Coalition demands for mandatory sentencing to secure support for the bill.

Australia's toughest ever "anti-terror" laws have passed parliament, promising mandatory prison sentences for publicly displaying any terror symbol.