The Australian State of New South Wales introduced a bill into Parliament on Tuesday to ban the public displays of Nazi symbols and to provide further safeguards against hate speech and vilification. Attorney General Mark Speakman said the Government’s Bill will amend the Crimes Act 1900 to create a new offence of knowingly displaying, by public act and without reasonable excuse, a Nazi symbol. “Hateful and vilifying conduct is completely unacceptable in our community,” Mr Speakman said. “This Bill recognises that the public display of Nazi symbols is generally considered abhorrent, except in very limited circumstances such as for education...