US EditionSouth African Man Who Attended Neo-Nazi Demonstration Booted Out of Australia
Matthew Gruter's visa was revoked after he attended a neo-Nazi rally with 60 participants chanting hate slogans, prompting government action and public condemnation.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke announced on Monday he had cancelled the visa of South African-born Matthew Gruter.
- On November 8, Matthew Gruter was photographed standing in the front row of a National Socialist Network-organised protest, where demonstrators displayed a banner calling to abolish a Jewish lobby and chanted slogans associated with the Hitler Youth.
- Social media posts indicate Matthew Gruter entered on a sponsored visa in 2022 with his wife, an influencer, working as a civil engineer linked to Aurecon, engineering and design firm.
- The government ordered his deportation back to South Africa, with Tony Burke, Minister for Home Affairs, saying `If you are on a visa, you are a guest. If you're a citizen, you're a full member of the Australian family`.
- Following the incident, Simon Draper warned the state's approximately 460,000 public servants that publicly expressing Nazi or white supremacist views could lead to termination, while Sydney Trains stood down Cooper Stephens and Premier Chris Minns flagged hate-speech law changes.
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Australia Cancels Visa for South African Who Attended Neo-Nazi Rally
The Albanese government has cancelled the visa of a South African man who attended a neo-Nazi rally outside the New South Wales (NSW) Parliament, saying Australia will not tolerate foreign nationals who fuel hatred or undermine social cohesion. Matthew Gruter was taken to immigration detention at 4 a.m. on Nov. 18 after being identified among about 60 black-clad demonstrators who gathered on Nov. 8, displaying anti-Jewish slogans and chanting Hi…
‘Time to go home’: neo-Nazi who rallied outside Australian parliament has his visa cancelled
The federal government has cancelled the visa of a neo-Nazi who took part in an antisemitic rally outside NSW Parliament, declaring on Monday there was no room in Australia for guests who “show hatred”.
‘Crack down on neo-Nazis’: South African man identified from NSW protest gets visa revoked
Sky News host Sharri Markson says the South African man who had attended a neo-Nazi rally outside NSW Parliament House has been identified and has had his visa revoked. “The South African man who attended the neo-Nazi rally outside NSW Parliament House has today had his visa revoked by the Albanese government,” Ms Markson said. “Matthew Gruter was named and shamed by the Sydney Morning Herald last week, spotted amongst this awful scene."
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