Daniel Andrews says Nazis ‘aren’t welcome’ as Victorian government considers ‘further action’ following salutes

Comments follow protests in which anti-transgender activists performed Nazi salutes on the steps of the Victorian state parliament

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Victorian premier Daniel Andrews has said the human rights of trans people are “not negotiable” and that “Nazis aren’t welcome” after a group performed the Nazi salute on the steps of the state’s parliament on Saturday.

Anti-transgender activists clashed with pro-transgender rights activists outside state parliament on Saturday after an event held by controversial UK gender activist Kellie-Jay Keen. A group of men from the Nationalist Socialist Movement marched along Spring Street, repeatedly performing the Nazi salute.

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