Police investigating after famous queer pub vandalised with Nazi graffiti
Swastikas have been found graffitied across Sydney’s inner-west over the weekend, including on a famous queer pub.
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An iconic Sydney pub made famous by the movie The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert has been vandalised with an illegal Nazi symbol, with NSW Police now investigating “offensive” vandalism across Sydney’s Inner West.
A swastika was discovered spray-painted onto a sign at The Imperial Hotel in Erskineville on Tuesday morning.
A monument in Newtown was also graffitied with the illegal symbol, as were posters for the Greens Party.
NSW Police is now investigating the vandalism, and have seized “multiple posters for forensic examination,” a spokesperson said.
NSW Police began investigating after being alerted to the graffiti by The Daily Telegraph.
“Officers attached to Inner West Police Area Command are investigating after offensive graffiti was located on political posters in the Newtown, Enmore, and Erskineville areas over the weekend.”
“As police were making inquiries in Newtown this morning (Tuesday 22 April 2025), officers located further offensive graffiti on a monument on King Street and a hotel on Erskineville Road, Erskineville,” NSW Police said.
The Imperial Hotel, one of Sydney’s most prominent queer pubs, is best known for its role in the 1994 film The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.
It was added to the state’s heritage register earlier this month.
Under legislation passed by NSW parliament earlier this month, it is illegal to display Nazi symbols – including swastikas. This also applies to graffiti.
A person charged with displaying Nazi symbols could face a fine of up to $11,000, 12 months in prison, or both.
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