Perth woman accused of Nazi salute on Northbridge night out
Theresa Plunkett-Hill appeared in Perth Magistrates Court on Thursday, charged under new laws instituted by the WA government last year.
Plunkett-Hill was out in Northbridge on Wednesday evening when police say she was seen making the salute.
She has not entered a plea.
Outside court, the 42-year-old said it was a 'good effort' by her to have stayed out so late.
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When asked whether she was racist, Plunkett-Hill replied: 'What does racist mean?'
'We need to answer the first question about racism,' she told 9News Perth.
'So when you pose a question, you have to be clear about the question that you're asking and what you mean by that particular term in the context that we're in.'
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