Anthony Albanese is backing calls for changes to hate speech after dozens of black-uniformed men shouted racist Nazi-inspired slogans in another fascist gathering.
The prime minister joined the chorus of condemnation of some 60 demonstrators linked to the Nationalist Socialist Network who assembled outside NSW parliament on Saturday.
They shouted Nazi slogans and unfurled a large banner with the slogan "Abolish the Jewish Lobby".
"Free speech is not about the right to vilify and to engage in anti-Semitic behaviour and to encourage hatred and division and violence, which is where this all leads," Mr Albanese told ABC Radio on Tuesday.
"This rise of people openly identifying as Nazis has no place in Australia."
Premier Chris Minns said he would aim to legislate new laws cracking down on

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