Australia’s high court has unanimously backed the government’s 2024 decision to refuse far-right provocateur Candace Owens a visa to enter the country. The full bench of the court ruled on Wednesday that the minister’s denial did not infringe an implied constitutional freedom of political communication. The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, in October 2024 refused Owens’ visa application ahead of a planned national speaking tour, arguing she had the “capacity to incite discord”. Burke said at the time the US conservative influencer and podcast host, who has advanced conspiracy theories and antisemitic rhetoric – including minimising Nazi medical experiments in...
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