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Neo-Nazi Re-Sentenced to Jail After Losing Appeal Bid

Jacob Hersant was sentenced to one month jail and fined $1,000 for intentionally performing a banned Nazi salute, the harshest penalty among 18 similar cases nationwide.

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A County Court judge has re-sentenced neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant after finding he intentionally performed a sieg heil outside court.

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Neo-Nazi re-sentenced to jail after losing appeal

Jacob Hersant speaks to media at an Anzac Day event last year. Photo: Getty Images An Australian Far-right extremist has been jailed for one month after losing an appeal against his Nazi salute conviction.

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Neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant jailed after failed salute appeal

The judge lashed Hersant as being remorseless and described his behaviour as an assault on human dignity.

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Neo-Nazi re-sentenced to jail after losing appeal bid

A County Court judge has re-sentenced neo-Nazi Jacob Hersant after finding he intentionally performed a sieg heil outside court.

·City of Perth, Australia
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First Australian jailed for Nazi salute

A prominent neo-Nazi has become the first Australian to be jailed for performing a banned Nazi salute.

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He Raised His Hand in Front of the Cameras and Shouted "Heil Hitler": the First Sentence of Its Kind in the Country

A prominent neo-Nazi activist from the Australian state of Victoria, Jacob Harsent (26), has become the first Australian to be sentenced to prison for performing a Nazi salute. Harsent performed the banned salute outside the Melbourne District Court on October 27, 2023, weeks after the brutal October 7 massacre and just days after laws came into force banning the display of Nazi symbols and gestures in public. In front of television cameras, he…

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The West Australian broke the news in Australia on Wednesday, February 4, 2026.
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