A man has been charged after allegedly displaying hate symbol tattoos at a Newcastle beach.
Officers attached to Newcastle City Police District and Operation Shelter commenced an investigation after receiving a report of a man at a Newcastle beach on Wednesday 24 December 2025, whose tattoos allegedly depicted designated hate symbols.
Following inquiries, Coffs Harbour detectives arrested a 36-year-old man at a home in Urunga, south of Coffs Harbour, about 6.30pm yesterday (Saturday 27 December 2025).
He was taken to Coffs Harbour Police Station and charged with knowingly display by public act Nazi symbol without excuse and cause prohibited Nazi symbol to be displayed in public place.
The man was granted strict conditional bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Thursday 22 January 2026.