Two men have been arrested after being caught allegedly displaying a Nazi flag at a hotel in Sydney's CBD.
NSW Police charge two men over alleged display of swastika symbol at hotel near Sydney Jewish museum in Darlinghurst, Sydney CBDTwo men have been arrested after being caught allegedly displaying a Nazi flag at a hotel in Sydney's CBD.
The news comes after the Minns government announced tougher racial hate crime laws on Thursday, following the rise of antisemitic attacks on the Jewish community across the state. The law reforms are expected to give police additional powers to tackle racially motivated attacks outside places of worship or during protests.
Just last week, the state's east experienced three separate antisemitic attacks including vile graffiti on a Jewish primary school as well the revelation a caravan was discovered containing enough explosives to cause a “potential mass casualty event”, which made international headlines.
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