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The Albanese government has cancelled the Australian visa of a British national who was charged with displaying Nazi symbols as it clamps down on hate speech.
The Daily Mail reports that the man has been moved to an immigration detention in Brisbane and faces deportation.
He has been charged with four breaches of the criminal code after police found swastika-bearing swords at his Queensland home.
He has also been accused of using social media to promote Nazi ideology and violence against the Jewish community.
The man should appear before the court in January but he has the option to leave Australia voluntarily before he is legally deported.
The Albanese government has vowed to take a tougher approach on hate speech and make it easier to cancel visas in the wakr of the Bondi Beach attack.
Displaying Nazi symbols is obviously unacceptable, and it’s interesting to see the government taking a firm stance on visa cancellations for such offenses. I actually found some related discussion about freedom of speech and its limits which offered another perspective.