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UK Man's Visa Cancelled in Australia Over Alleged Nazi Symbols, Faces Deportation

He remains in Brisbane immigration detention after charges tied to alleged antisemitic posts with banned symbols.

Overview

  • Police say posts on X between October 10 and November 5 included a swastika and a call for violence, and that he created a new account after one was blocked.
  • Officers from Queensland Police and the AFP National Security Investigations team searched his home on November 21 and seized weapons including swords bearing swastikas.
  • He was arrested on December 3 in Caboolture and charged with three counts of displaying banned Nazi symbols and one count of using the internet to cause offense.
  • Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke endorsed the visa cancellation and flagged moves to make cancellations and border interception of hate material easier.
  • His wife rejects the neo‑Nazi label and attributes the posts to mental illness following an alleged assault, as he awaits a January 7 court appearance and a choice between voluntary departure or deportation.