Australia High Court Upholds Candace Owens Visa Ban
- The High Court of Australia has denied Candace Owens' visa application, citing concerns she could "incite discord" within the community and stating it was not in the national interest.
- Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke rejected Owens' visa, arguing that she promoted extremist views, highlighting her comments on racism, the Holocaust, and LGBTQIA+ rights as reasons for the visa denial.
- Owens claimed the decision was biased against her right to free speech, but the High Court upheld Burke's decision.
- The court emphasized that the character test for visa applicants is necessary to protect the Australian community from potential harm caused by divisive speech, stating that allowing Owens entry could foster division and fear.
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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…
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