Australia’s highest court demolished Candace Owens attempt to overturn a government decision that prohibited him from entering the country.
Three High Court judges unanimously ruled against Owens and confirmed Home Secretary Tony Burke order in 2024 to ban the highly controversial commentator from visiting Australia. Burke denied Owens entry into the country on character grounds, saying he would “incite discord in the Australian community”.
Owens planned to go on a speaking tour of Australia in 2024, but his visa application was rejected. In his latest court battle, he had argued that Burke’s decision violated “the implied freedom of political communication.”
Burke accused the far-right activist, who has one of the most popular podcasts in the US, of “extremist and inflammatory comments towards the Muslim, Black, Jewish and LGBTQIA+ communities that generate controversy and hate.”
Owens had also planned to include New Zealand on his speaking tour, and that country also briefly banned him from entering the country, although that decision was later reversed. The ban was initially based on Australia’s decision against Owens.
“The Minister made his decision after considering representations made to him, including the importance of freedom of expression,” said a spokesperson for New Zealand’s Associate Minister for Immigration. Chris Penk he said of the decision.
Owens’ outside problems don’t end there. The former Daily Wire host also faces a defamation lawsuit from the French president. Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte Macronfor his repeated and unfounded accusation that Brigitte Macron “was born a man.”
“These claims are demonstrably false, and Owens knew they were false,” the lawsuit states.
Owens vowed to fight the lawsuit and doubled down on his claims about the French president’s wife.
“You are a very foolish man, Brigitte. But I have to confess that you definitely have guts,” he stated in response. “Fire everyone around you who said it was a very good idea for you to be the first first lady of a country to file a lawsuit against a journalist in another country.”
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