‘Time to go home’: Neo-Nazi who rallied outside NSW Parliament has his visa cancelled

A senior member of the neo-Nazi group that held an anti-Jewish protest outside NSW Parliament House has had his visa cancelled and will be deported back to his native South Africa.

Civil engineer Matthew Gruter, one of the 60-odd black clad neo-Nazis who staged a made-for-social-media rally outside parliament on November 9, has been living in Australia with his influencer wife for about three years.

Matthew Gruter has appeared regularly on his influencer wife’s social media, including promoting sponsored content.Credit: Instagram

The Department of Home Affairs prepared a brief for the Albanese government to consider Gruter’s visa status after he took part in the event organised by the National Socialist Network. His visa was cancelled on Monday.

“If you are on a visa you are a guest,” Immigration Minister Tony Burke said in a statement to this masthead. “If you’re a citizen you’re a full member of the Australian family.”

“Like with any household, if a guest turns up to show hatred and wreck the household, they can be told it’s time to go home.”

Gruter, who was employed with multinational company Aurecon, had been photographed leading National Socialist Network (NSN) training sessions and had been spotted wearing the silver wristband reserved for the group’s leaders in photographs with his pregnant wife.

The wristband is inscribed with the words “blood and honour”, a slogan associated with the Hitler Youth.

When the Herald contacted Gruter last week about his involvement in the rally he responded: “Since when is loving and advocating for your own People [sic] a crime?”

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