Transport for NSW will tighten systems filtering out hate speech after a NSW number plate bearing a neo Nazi dogwhistle for “Heil Hitler” was spotted in Sydney.
Transport for NSW will be asked to tighten its hate speech filters after a neo Nazi phrase was spotted on a NSW number plate in Sydney this week.
A concerned motorist reported the number plate which reads 88 Sieg – 88 is slang for Heil Hitler and sieg is German for “victory”.
After a complaint from the public Transport for NSW began the process of cancelling the registration, but roads minister John Graham said this should have never happened in the first place.
“There is no place in NSW for neo-Nazis. We are not going to tolerate hatred and intolerance being spread in the community,” he said.
“These number plates should not have been issued. I have asked Transport for NSW to urgently tighten the system to prevent any repeat.”
“I have also asked Transport for NSW to report back to me with options to change the regulations so that we can get plates back faster than is currently possible once a motorist has been served notice in cases that involve anti-Semitism or that incite hatred. I don’t want plates such as these on the road a single day longer than they need to be.”
Read the article by Jessica McSweeney in The Daily Telegraph.