Australia cancels British man's visa after charges of displaying Nazi symbol

Australia canceled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned Nazi symbol, the immigration minister said Wednesday, as the country cracks down on antisemitism in the wake of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

SYDNEY — Australia canceled the visa of a British national after he was charged with displaying a banned Nazi symbol, the immigration minister said Wednesday, as the country cracks down on antisemitism in the wake of a mass shooting at Bondi Beach.

The government revoked the visa of a 43-year-old man who was charged on Dec. 8 with displaying a Nazi symbol and advocating for violence against the Jewish community on social media platform X, according to Australian Federal Police.

“If you come to Australia on a visa, you are here as a guest,” Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, referring to the British citizen.

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Burke and the federal police did not name the British man, but the federal police said he displayed the Nazi Hakenkreuz — a type of swastika — and espoused “pro-Nazi ideology with a specific hatred of the Jewish community” from two X accounts from October to November.