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Australia ready to deport British National after having his visa canceled over alleged involvement in neo-Nazi activity, as authorities step up efforts to curb Hate speech and extremist symbolism following the anti-Semitic attack on Bondi Beach.
The man, 43, who was living queenslandHe was arrested earlier this month after federal police accused him of repeatedly demonstrating Nazi Online symbols and promotion of violent, pro-Nazi thinking.
Investigators allege he used the
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said: “He came here to hate – he hasn’t got the chance to be here.”
Australian Federal Police (AFP) searched his home in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, in late November, seizing “a number of weapons including swords, axes and knives bearing the Swastika symbol”.
“AFP alleges that the individual posted material that breached Commonwealth law on multiple occasions between October 10, 2025, and November 5, 2025. It is alleged that X blocked the main account being used by the individual, causing him to create a second handle with the same name to continue posting offensive, harmful and targeted content,” AFP said at the time.
The officials also seized electronic devices as part of the investigation. He has since been charged with three counts of carrying out a prohibited demonstration Nazi Symbols and one count of using the internet to threaten, harass or commit a crime.
He is expected to face court in January.
Following the charges, the Ministry of Home Affairs canceled the man’s visa and transferred him to an immigration detention facility in Brisbane.
Mr Burke told the ABC on Wednesday: “As far as I said some time ago freedom of expression Was worried, I didn’t have time for hatred when it came to visa cancellation. if you come Australia On visa, you are here as a guest.
“Almost everyone in our country on a visa is a good guest and a welcomed guest. But if someone comes here with the purpose of hatred, they can leave. And that’s what we are doing.”
earlier this year, Australia Strengthened its hate crimes law, bringing in mandatory prison sentences for publicly displaying or creating banned hate symbols Nazi Greetings.
The case follows a similar move last month, when Mr Burke canceled the visa of South African national Matthew Grutter after he attended a neo-Nazi rally outside the New South Wales Parliament. Mr. Grutter later voluntarily left the country after being placed in immigration detention.
Earlier this month, AFP Assistant Commissioner Stephen Nutt said the action was taken to protect community harmony. “We want to ensure that these symbols are not being used to break social unity,” he said.
“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.”