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Aussie Bar Investigated Under New Hate Laws over 'Satirical' Posters
ACT Police seized five satirical posters showing world leaders in Nazi-like uniforms at a Canberra bar and declared it a crime scene under new Commonwealth hate-symbol laws.
- On Feb 19, ACT Policing declared Dissent Cafe and Bar a crime scene, seized five posters, and closed the venue in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, police said.
- Because of a public complaint, ACT Policing responded after officers attended on Feb 18 and asked the owner to remove the posters under legislation passed after Dec 14.
- The posters by UK artist Blam showed five images of Benjamin Netanyahu, Donald Trump, J.D. Vance and Elon Musk in Nazi-like uniforms, described by owner David Howe as satirical and anti-fascist.
- As a result, the venue closed and patrons were removed after police seized five posters, with police seeking legal advice and considering prosecution, Deputy Chief Paula Hudson said.
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Australian Bar Shut Down for Displaying Posters of Netanyahu, Putin, Trump in Nazi-Like Uniforms
Adolf Hitler in Nuremberg in 1938. Photo: Imperial War Museums. A live music bar and cafe in Australia was shut down by local police on Wednesday for displaying posters that depict world leaders and others, including Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and US President Donald Trump, wearing Nazi-like uniforms. The Dissent Cafe and Bar in Canberra Central said in a Facebook post that ACT Policing, the community policing arm of the Australia…
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Police are investigating whether the posters are punishable after stricter hate speech laws were introduced last month.
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