{"id":34889,"date":"2025-11-18T21:27:38","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:27:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/?p=34889"},"modified":"2025-11-18T21:27:38","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T19:27:38","slug":"australia-revokes-sa-mans-visa-over-alleged-neo-nazi-ties","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/2025\/11\/18\/australia-revokes-sa-mans-visa-over-alleged-neo-nazi-ties\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia revokes SA man\u2019s visa over alleged neo-Nazi ties"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_34894\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34894\" style=\"width: 770px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-34894\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-174944-770x480.png\" alt=\"Photo credit: social media\" width=\"770\" height=\"480\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-174944-770x480.png 770w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-174944-1170x729.png 1170w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-174944-768x478.png 768w, https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-174944.png 1411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34894\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: social media<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Australian lawmakers have defended the federal government\u2019s decision to revoke the visa of a South African civil engineer who was seen attending a neo-Nazi rally outside the New South Wales state parliament in Sydney.<\/p>\n<p>Matthew Gruter, who has lived in Australia for three years, was among those who took part in an anti-Jewish protest earlier this month organised by the National Socialist Network. Members of the group, dressed in black, carried placards and chanted slogans linked to the Hitler Youth.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34895\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34895\" style=\"width: 735px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34895 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-175746.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"412\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34895\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_34897\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-34897\" style=\"width: 378px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-34897 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.yfm.co.za\/devworld\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/Screenshot-2025-11-18-175855.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"378\" height=\"424\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-34897\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo credit: Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Gruter was detained at an immigration centre yesterday, after Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, announced on Monday that his visa had been cancelled.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If you are on a visa, you are a guest (\u2026) if a guest turns up to show hatred and wreck the household, they can be told it\u2019s time to go home,: said Minister Burke.<\/p>\n<p>Reports circulating on social media suggest that the civil engineer plans to challenge his deportation.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Joel Davis&#8217;s full interview with 9News today about the deportation of National Socialist Network activist Matthew Gruter over the group&#8217;s Jewish lobby protest in Sydney. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/O5qnPpMTxR\">pic.twitter.com\/O5qnPpMTxR<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Noticer (@NoticerNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NoticerNews\/status\/1990754757397602491?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 18, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Australia last year banned the Nazi salute, making it an offence punishable by a mandatory prison term.<\/p>\n<p>Lawmakers say Australia has no place for individuals who sow division.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@9news\/video\/7573883447555525905\" data-video-id=\"7573883447555525905\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@9news\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@9news?refer=embed\">@9news<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Freedom of speech does not extend to being divisive and hateful about people in our community.&#8221; <a title=\"9news\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/9news?refer=embed\">#9News<\/a><\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - 9News Australia - 9News Australia\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-9News-Australia-7573883912599849748?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; 9News Australia &#8211; 9News Australia<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Social media reaction has been mixed, with some users supporting the government\u2019s firm stance, while others have criticised the decision.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@biancasays3\/video\/7573610156194270482\" data-video-id=\"7573610156194270482\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@biancasays3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@biancasays3?refer=embed\">@biancasays3<\/a> <\/p>\n<p><a title=\"southafrica\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/southafrica?refer=embed\">#southafrica<\/a> <a title=\"suidafrika\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/suidafrika?refer=embed\">#suidafrika<\/a> <a title=\"usa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/usa%F0%9F%87%BA%F0%9F%87%B8?refer=embed\">#usa\ud83c\uddfa\ud83c\uddf8<\/a> <a title=\"news\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/news?refer=embed\">#news<\/a> <a title=\"fyp\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fyp?refer=embed\">#fyp<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - BiancaSays3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7573610185659321106?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; BiancaSays3<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blondejeff\/video\/7573607021228936456\" data-video-id=\"7573607021228936456\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@blondejeff\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@blondejeff?refer=embed\">@blondejeff<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The immigration minister has cancelled the NSN member\u2019s visa and ordered their deportation to South Africa.<\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c original sound - Jeff kissubi\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7573607116087331592?refer=embed\">\u266c original sound &#8211; Jeff kissubi<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">This is the &#8230;. that we have to put up with every single day as South Africans &#8211; racist at work, on the streets, in the media, on social media, spewing hatred, spreading misinformation, dehumanizing non-whites.<\/p>\n<p>Send the rabid dog to Trump&#8217;s America, we don&#8217;t want him\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/frrVoKvlCh\">https:\/\/t.co\/frrVoKvlCh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Rahul SA \ud83c\uddff\ud83c\udde6 (@Rahul_AJ_1990) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rahul_AJ_1990\/status\/1990443470511624604?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 17, 2025<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@siminda_\/video\/7573856514515979528\" data-video-id=\"7573856514515979528\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" style=\"max-width:605px; min-width:325px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"@siminda_\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@siminda_?refer=embed\">@siminda_<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Oh the irony. The delicious irony. \ud83e\udd2d <a title=\"fafo\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/fafo?refer=embed\">#fafo<\/a> <a title=\"nsn\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/nsn?refer=embed\">#nsn<\/a> <a title=\"marchforaustralia\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/marchforaustralia?refer=embed\">#marchforaustralia<\/a> <a title=\"karma\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/karma?refer=embed\">#karma<\/a> <a title=\"onenation\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/onenation?refer=embed\">#onenation<\/a> <\/p>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" title=\"\u266c FAFO - Bryan Martin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/FAFO-7131105150160078849?refer=embed\">\u266c FAFO &#8211; Bryan Martin<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian lawmakers have defended the federal government\u2019s decision to revoke the visa of a South African civil engineer who was seen attending a neo-Nazi rally outside the New South Wales state parliament in Sydney. 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