Labor quietly moves to ban IS flag as part of Nazi symbol crackdown A proposal to ban hate symbols from public display has been introduced to the federal parliament, and it includes more in it than just banning Nazi symbols.

June 14, 2023 and   

(SBS) The government’s efforts to ban Nazi symbols in public have quietly extended to include the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) group’s flag.

Last week, the government announced it would move to ban displaying Nazi symbols in public or profiteering from their sale, with punishments of up to a year in jail.

While introducing the Counter-Terrorism Legislation Amendment (Prohibited Hate Symbols and Other Measures) Bill to parliament on Wednesday, Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus revealed the IS flag will also be subject to the same conditions.

Mr Dreyfus said the flag symbolised the “abhorrent” crimes of one of the “world’s deadliest and most active terrorist organisations.”

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