Overview
- Australian Border Force detained Matthew Gruter in a pre-dawn operation and transferred him to Villawood detention centre pending removal.
- The Home Affairs Minister said Gruter will leave very soon, either by buying his own ticket or through deportation, after the neo-Nazi rally outside NSW Parliament on 8 November.
- The rally was legally authorised via a Form 1 notice and observed by police, with officials later blaming a communication error for failing to alert senior leadership and the NSW government.
- NSW leaders are advancing measures to restrict protests outside places of worship and are considering outlawing Nazi slogans, adding to recent laws against Nazi symbols.
- An NSN-linked fundraiser reported about A$20,000 raised for Gruter as employers investigate identified participants, including a Sydney Trains worker stood down and an Australia Post inquiry.