Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has cancelled the visa of a 43-year-old British man charged with displaying prohibited Nazi symbols. The man, a UK citizen living in Queensland, was charged after police seized swords bearing swastika imagery from his home last month.
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) alleged the man used social media platform X to display a Nazi symbol and promote a pro-Nazi ideology with hatred towards the Jewish community. During a search on 21 November, police found several weapons, including swords with swastika symbology, axes and knives. The AFP said the man posted offensive content between 10 October and 5 November 2025, and created a second account after X blocked his main one.
Mr Burke confirmed the visa cancellation on Wednesday and said the government was seeking the man’s deportation. “I have no time for hatred when it comes to cancelling visas. If you come to Australia on a visa, you are here as a guest,” he told the ABC. He added that proposed hate speech legislation would increase his powers, allowing cancellations based on incitement of hate alone.
This follows Mr Burke’s cancellation of a South African man’s visa last month for attending a neo-Nazi rally. Mr Burke has also announced plans to list hate groups, similar to the terror listing scheme, to target Islamist and far-right extremists.
