Shortly after 9NEWS reported on an ongoing conflict involving the display of swastikas, the symbols were removed.

Australia has passed amendments to hate crime laws, mandating prison terms for displaying hate symbols and performing Nazi salutes.

Displaying hate symbols, funding terrorism and terror crimes will now carry mandatory minimum sentences federally after the laws successfully passed parliament on Thursday.

Australia has enacted new legislation today that mandates a minimum prison sentence of one year for individuals who exhibit Nazi salutes or other “hate symbols.” This legislative action comes ...