Kanye West has been banned from entering Australia, as confirmed by the minister.
The rapper has had his visa revoked despite his wife, Bianca Censori, being born in Melbourne.
During an interview with ABC’s Afternoon Briefing, Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke shared: “Most of the visas that have been cancelled under this section have been where someone was seeking to make a public speech,”, “The only one I can think of where it wasn’t for public advocacy – the visa – but we cancelled it anyway, would be Kanye West.”
After the release of his track ‘Heil H*tler’, Ye’s visa was revoked . The song was also banned on major streaming platforms, such as Apple Music, Spotify and YouTube.
Burke went on: “I think that what’s not sustainable is to import hatred,” he said. “Every visa application gets reassessed by my officials each time […] even for the lowest level of visa, when my officials looked at it, they cancelled that following the announcement of that song.”
The Department of Home Affairs previously shared the requirments to meet the Migration Act and be given a visa: “The Australian government will continue to act decisively to protect the community from the risk of harm posed by individuals who choose to engage in criminal activity or behaviour of concern, including visa cancellation or refusal where appropriate,” said a spokesperson.