Australia is about to deport a British nationwide after cancelling his visa over alleged involvement in neo-Nazi exercise, as authorities intensify efforts to curb hate speech and extremist symbolism following the antisemitic assault on Bondi Beach.
The man, 43, who had been dwelling in Queensland, was arrested and charged earlier this month after federal police accused him of repeatedly displaying Nazi symbols on-line and selling violent, pro-Nazi ideology.
Investigators allege he used X to publish swastikas, specific hatred in the direction of the Jewish group and advocate violence, conduct that police say breached Commonwealth prison legal guidelines.
Home affairs minister Tony Burke stated: “He came here to hate – he doesn’t get to stay.”
Australian Federal Police (AFP) searched his residence in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, in late November, seizing “several weapons, including swords bearing swastika symbology, axes and knives”.
“The AFP has alleged the man posted content that violated Commonwealth law on several occasions between 10 October, 2025, and 5 November, 2025. It is alleged X blocked the main account the man was using, which lead him to create a second handle with a similar name to continue posting offensive, harmful and targeted content,” the AFP stated on the time.
Authorities additionally confiscated digital gadgets as a part of the investigation. He has since been charged with three counts of displaying prohibited Nazi symbols and one depend of utilizing the web to menace, harass or trigger offence.
He is predicted to face court docket in January.
Following the costs, the house affairs ministry cancelled the person’s visa and transferred him to immigration detention in Brisbane.
Mr Burke instructed ABC on Wednesday: “I said some time ago that as far as freedom of speech was concerned, I had no time for hatred when it came to cancelling visas. If you come to Australia on a visa, you are here as a guest.
“Almost everyone on a visa is a good guest and a welcome guest in our country. But if someone comes here for the purposes of hate, they can leave. And that’s what we’re doing.”
Earlier this yr, Australia strengthened its hate crime laws, bringing in obligatory jail sentences for publicly displaying prohibited hate symbols or making a Nazi salute.
The case follows an identical transfer final month, when Mr Burke revoked the visa of South African nationwide Matthew Gruter after he attended a neo-Nazi rally exterior the New South Wales parliament. Mr Gruter later left the nation voluntarily after being positioned in immigration detention.
Earlier this month, AFP assistant commissioner Stephen Nutt stated the crackdown is designed to guard group concord. “We want to ensure these symbols are not being used to fracture social cohesion,” he stated.
“If we identify instances where this is happening, we will act swiftly to disrupt the behaviour, prosecute those involved and protect the dignity, safety and cohesion of our diverse community.”
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