WA government to ban Nazi symbolism in the state

The Western Australian government announced this week they will introduce a law banning all Nazi symbolism across the state in some circumstances.

Places where it might be allowed are in museums and history textbooks, but it leaves the question if this would be effective to stamp out the far-right extremism.

Story published by RTRFM in Perth.

Image: Photograph: Tim Pierce

Produced By: Tom Reynolds

Featured In Story: Dr Ben Rich – Co-director of the Curtin University Extremism Research Network

First aired on The Wire, Friday 27 January 2023