A t far-right rallies in several Australian cities, neo-Nazis were photographed brandishing megaphones with unusual markings on them – ancient runic symbols, some with associations to white supremacism, while others meant “birch trees”.

Far-right extremists are continuing a Nazi tradition of co-opting ancient Norse mythology to create a grab bag of symbols, allowing them to continue to signal their white supremacy now they can no longer legally display the Hakenkreuz (swastika) or the Nazi salute .

A surge in rightwing extremism in Australia sparked the creation of state and federal laws banning Nazi and hate symbols, predominantly the German swastika, Nazi salute and the double-sig rune that was the logo of the Schutzstaffel (SS). Bob Katter distances himself from neo-Nazi group

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