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This is the best summary I could come up with:
A neo-Nazi who appears to have performed a Nazi salute outside a Melbourne court has presented Victorian authorities with the first test of new legislation outlawing the anti-Semitic gesture.
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Jacob Hersant stood in front of news cameras outside the Victorian County Court on Friday and said "heil Hitler" and raised his right arm about a 90-degree angle from his shoulder, before taking it down swiftly.
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As he walked away with fellow far-right extremist Thomas Sewell, Hersant called out: "Australia for the white man, heil Hitler."
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Victoria Police released a statement late Friday evening saying they had launched an investigation "following allegations a man performed the Nazi salute and said 'heil Hitler' outside a Melbourne court".
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Deakin University expert in political and religious extremism Dr Josh Roose said Hersant made the offensive gesture in a public place and said there would be "very little [legal] wiggle room".
There are exemptions in the legislation to make allowances for use of the Nazi salute as part of education, artistic purposes and parody, but it didn't appear Friday's incident was any of those, he said.
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I dunno. How do we know he wasn't just hailing a tram?