Both men were charged for publicly displaying a Nazi symbol without excuse, and refused bail before their Friday court date.

Australia has imposed a mandatory one-year prison sentence for performing the Nazi salute as part of an effort to tackle rising anti-Semitism. Further hate crime amendments passed on Thursday also introduced a minimum jail term of three years for financing terrorism and six years for committing or planning terrorist acts.

Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after parliament passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday. The new laws were passed following a wave of high-profile antisemitic attacks which have become a major topic of debate in the country.

Australia has introduced strict laws to combat hate crimes, introducing mandatory minimum sentences for a range of terrorism offences and the display of hate symbols, following a spate of antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.

Australia passed anti-hate crime laws that include minimum sentences for displaying hate symbols like the Nazi salute. It comes as acts of antisemitism are on the rise in Australia.

Under the laws, anyone who is seen displaying hate symbols like saluting the Nazi way will be mandatorily imprisoned for at least one year in jail

"Public discourse has increasingly been weaponized, with hateful rhetoric aimed at attacking groups in the Australian community," read an explanatory memorandum.

In a bid to tackle a recent surge in antisemitism, Australia passed a series of tough anti-hate crime laws, including mandatory minimum sentences displaying hate symbols. The laws will impose minimum jail sentences of 12 months for hate crimes,