Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after lawmakers passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday.The new laws were passed on Thursday amid a wave of high profile antisemitic attacks which have become a heated topic of debate in the country.

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 passed anti-hate crime laws that include minimum sentences for displaying hate symbols like the Nazi salute. It comes as acts of antisemitism are on the rise in Australia.

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

Australian politicians passed anti-hate legislation today that enforces minimum sentences for a string of offences including one year in jail for a Nazi salute.

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,

Under the laws, anyone who is seen displaying hate symbols like saluting the Nazi way will be mandatorily imprisoned for at least one year in jail

Australia has passed tough laws to tackle hate crimes, after a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. The new laws impose minimum sentences for terrorism offenses and the display of hate symbols.

Australia implements tough anti-hate crime laws with mandatory minimum sentences to combat rising antisemitism, including terror offences and hate symbols.

In a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism, Australia passed a series of tough anti-hate crime laws, including mandatory minimum sentences displaying hate symbols. The laws will impose minimum jail sentences of 12 months for hate crimes,