Hate symbols and terror offences will be punishable with mandatory jail terms ranging from one to six years in Australia, after lawmakers passed a series of amendments to hate crime laws on Thursday.

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 on Thursday passed anti-hate crime laws under which a Nazi salute in public, among other similar offences, will be punishable by a mandatory jail sentence. The laws were passed in an effort to tackle a wave of high-profile antisemitic attacks targeting Jews in Australia in the wake of Israel's war on Gaza.

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.

Australian politicians passed anti-hate legislation today that enforces minimum sentences for a string of offences including one year in jail for a Nazi salute.

Australia enacts stringent anti-hate crime laws in response to sharp uptick in incidents of antisemitism in the country.

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.