Overview
- Immigration Minister Tony Burke confirmed the visa cancellation and said a visa holder who shows hatred can be told to go home.
- Matthew Gruter, a civil engineer, is set to be deported to South Africa following his participation in the November 8–9 rally.
- Images from the event showed about 60 black‑clad participants displaying an anti‑Jewish banner and chanting the Nazi‑linked slogan “blood and honour.”
- Reporting has also highlighted photos of Gruter leading National Socialist Network training sessions and wearing a wristband associated with group leaders.
- Social media suggests he arrived in 2022 on an employer‑sponsored visa and was linked online to engineering firm Aurecon, which has not confirmed his employment as NSW’s premier flags possible hate‑speech law changes this week.