Police say a display in a NSW shopfront depicting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and other prominent figures in Nazi-style uniforms did not breach laws around prohibited symbols.
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A display in a shopfront depicting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and other prominent figures in Nazi uniforms does not breach laws around prohibited symbols, according to NSW Police.

Doctored images seen in the shop front of a business on Gurwood Street, Wagga Wagga showed Dutton, former deputy PM Michael McCormack, and mining billionaires Clive Palmer and Gina Rhinehart all wearing Nazi-style uniforms and iron-cross medals.

NSW police said they were notified of the display at about 11.30 am yesterday showing “offensive material”.

Police say a display in a NSW shopfront depicting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and other prominent figures in Nazi-style uniforms did not breach laws around prohibited symbols.
Police say a display in a NSW shopfront depicting Opposition Leader Peter Dutton and other prominent figures in Nazi-style uniforms did not breach laws around prohibited symbols. (Facebook)

After getting legal advice, police said the display did not break laws about prohibited symbols.

“Officers spoke to a 69-year-old man at the business and after seeking legal advice it was determined the material does not break the 80.2E Prohibited symbols under the Australian Criminal Code,” NSW police said in a statement.

Michael McCormack had earlier condemned the display in a Facebook post, saying it had been reported to police.

“This is beyond disgraceful,” he said.

“The Nazis killed six million Jews in the Holocaust. This remains one of the worst mass murders in human history.”

“The Nazis were pure evil. To be depicted as one of them is as insulting as it is vile.”

Michael Agzarian, the owner of the Wagga Wagga business where the images were displayed, told 9news.com.au his intentions were not to upset anyone.

“I’ve got no comment to make, I just create the art, and obviously some people get upset but my intention is not to upset people, but just to get a message out there.”

The poster was later changed to have a pixelated version of Michael McCormack.

Asked if he would remove the display from his store, Agzarian said the shop-front displays rotated out every couple of days.

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