A British man living in Western Australia is set to be deported over claims that he was part of a well-known neo-Nazi group.

Ryan Turner's visa was cancelled on character grounds and he was taken into immigration detention on Tuesday. He can appeal the decision to cancel his visa or voluntarily return to the UK.

Turner is understood to be a member of the National Socialist Network, the same group that organised an anti-Jewish rally outside the New South Wales parliament last year.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said: Our government has zero tolerance for bigotry and hate. If you don't like Australia, you can leave.

The BBC has contacted the UK Foreign Office for comment.

Last year, Australia tightened its hate crime laws, introducing mandatory jail terms for displaying hate symbols or performing a Nazi salute.

In recent months, police have been cracking down on the use of these symbols amid fears of rising antisemitism and right-wing extremism.

Several foreign nationals with links to Nazi ideology have had their visas revoked including South African man Matthew Gruter who was detained last November.

In another case, a British man living in Queensland was arrested and charged for allegedly using a social media account to post the Nazi swastika, promote pro-Nazi ideology, and call for violence towards the Jewish community.

Just before Christmas, the man who was identified in court documents as Kayn Adam Charles Wells, was placed in immigration detention in Brisbane after his visa was cancelled.

Last month, days after two gunmen killed 15 people at a Jewish event at Bondi Beach, Australia's Prime Minister Anthony Albanese announced a crackdown on hate speech with new laws to target those who spread hate, division and radicalisation.

The reforms also aim to give the home affairs minister new powers to cancel or refuse visas for those who spread hate.