US EditionAustralia High Court Upholds Candace Owens Visa Ban
The High Court ruled Owens' visa refusal upheld under Australia's Migration Act due to risk of inciting societal discord, ordering her to pay government legal costs.
- Australia's High Court upheld a decision barring U.S. commentator Candace Owens from entering the country, citing character grounds as stated by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.
- The court ruled that Burke's denial was legitimate, stating Owens could 'incite discord in the Australian community.'
- Owens' legal team argued that the Migration Act infringed on political communication freedoms, but the High Court disagreed.
- The court found that Australia has valid grounds to limit entry based on a visitor's potential to encourage strife, saying the Migration Act serves a legitimate purpose.
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MAGA influencer denied visa for failing 'character test': report
Politico reports Australia’s highest court has refused to grant MAGA influencer Candace Owens a visa, claiming she failed a “character test” according to that nation’s standards.The Australian Constitution does not explicitly protect free speech, reports Politico, and High Court Justices Stephen Gag...
Candace Owens denied entry into Australia over fear she'd incite 'violent or radical action'
Conservative pundit Candace Owens still won't be able to enter Australia and now must cover the government's legal costs after losing her appeal over a denied travel visa.The far-right podcast host originally intended to enter the country in October, 2024, until her visa application was denied by Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, who declared that Owens had failed the "character test" required for entry. He cited her “extremist and inflammatory …
MAGA influencer denied visa for failing 'character test': Report
Politico reports Australia’s highest court has refused to grant MAGA influencer Candace Owens a visa, claiming she failed a “character test” according to that nation’s standards.The Australian Constitution does not explicitly protect free speech, reports Politico, and High Court Justices Stephen Gageler, Michelle Gordon and Robert Beech-Jones jointly ruled that implied freedom of political communication “is not a ‘personal right,’ is not unlimit…
Candace Owens Loses Legal Fight To Enter Australia
The highest court in Australia shot down Candace Owens’s attempt to overturn a decision by the government to bar her from entering the country. Three High Court justices unanimously ruled against Owens and upheld Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s order in 2024 to ban the highly controversial commentator from visiting Australia. Burke denied Owens entry into the country based on character grounds and said she would “incite discord in the Austral…
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