CANBERRA, ACT, Sept. 25 -- Australian Federal Police issued the following media release:
A Sydney man was sentenced to three years' imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 18 months, by the NSW District Court today (25 September, 2026) for performing a Nazi salute and making a series of offensive online posts.
The man, 28, is the first person sentenced since the introduction of a mandatory minimum sentence of 12 months' imprisonment for performing the Nazi salute.
The AFP's National Security Investigations (NSI) team began an investigation into an offensive online post directed towards an Australian high office holder in December, 2025.
NSI investigators executed a search warrant at a Beacon Hill home that month and seized Nazi paraph...