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A South African man who was seen attending a neo-Nazi rally outside an Australian state parliament has been taken into immigration detention after his visa was revoked. Matthew Gruter, who has been in Australia since 2022, took part in an anti-Jewish protest outside the New South Wales parliament organised by the National Socialist Network earlier this month and is now awaiting deportation. He was seen among around 60 men clad in black, who held up a banner that said "Abolish the Jewish lobby", Australian media report. Australia has seen a recent rise in right-wing extremism. Its government made the Nazi salute punishable by a mandatory prison term earlier this year. Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said Mr Gruter's visa had been cancelled on character grounds, addi...

Janusz Walus said he killed Chris Hani to stop communism A notorious far-right extremist, convicted of murdering South African anti-apartheid hero Chris Hani, is set to be deported to his native Poland, the government has said. Janusz Walus, 71, gunned down Hani outside his home in 1993 at a tense time when the country was preparing its first multi-racial elections. He spent almost three decades in prison in South Africa before being freed on parole in 2022, sparking protests and an outcry, in a nation still grappling with racism and apartheid's legacy. Walus is set to leave South Africa on Friday night and the Polish government will pay for the deportation, said Home Affairs Minister Leon Schreiber. South African Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshav...

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Australia detains South African seen at neo-Nazi rally

Far-right extremist who murdered South African hero to be deported