A symbol with diagonal lines dividing a red circle is often used to mean 'prohibited' or 'NG.' In addition to being seen on road signs in Japan, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) ...

The federal government this week introduced into the Parliament new legislation to outlaw the public display of “prohibited symbols”. The legislation says that there are three kinds of prohibited ...

New federal laws banning hate and terrorist symbols were introduced in January, but no-one has been charged under them yet. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) has confirmed 14 people are being ...

The federal parliament’s powerful security and intelligence committee has given the Albanese government the green light to ban public displays of Nazi or terrorist organisation symbols. The crackdown ...

A Jewish community leader says she is deeply disturbed by the appearance of the terrorist group Hezbollah's flag at weekend rallies in solidarity with Gaza and Lebanon. The federal opposition says ...

A Melbourne man accused of waving a Hezbollah flag at a protest in Melbourne’s CBD in September has had his case delayed for three months as the Australian Federal Police seeks to engage an “expert”.

Despite outrage from political leaders, there had been no legal action against demonstrators who displayed Hezbollah symbols—a designated terrorist organisation—over the weekend. Following confusion ...