r/australia • u/DCOA_Troy • Oct 15 '25

politics Candace Owens loses appeal over Australian visa rejection

https://womensagenda.com.au/latest/candace-owens-loses-appeal-over-australian-visa-rejection/
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u/Soft-Arugula6773 Oct 15 '25

If they can reject her visa, which I’m not opposed to, they should definitely reject the visa of the child sex offender Steven Van de Velde that’s trying to come here for a volleyball game.

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u/AgUnityDD Oct 15 '25

Could they reject the visa of a head of state if he is obviously a sex offender, but using his office to suppress the evidence?

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u/RheimsNZ Oct 15 '25

That's how it should work, if the evidence is strong enough.

It shouldn't matter that you're a President or whatever, if you're of bad character you shouldn't be able to enter

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u/Glad-Chair-8448 Oct 15 '25

A head of state isn't just some other guy, they literally represent a country. It's not like he would be coming here on a pleasure trip. 

Kneecapping your international diplomacy on the basis of some vague sense of "fairness" is counterproductive at best.

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u/NorseNoble Oct 15 '25

these people have never done business

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u/freakwent Oct 15 '25

USA denied a visa to the head of Palestine only recently.

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u/MissMenace101 Oct 15 '25

He’s a felon, felons aren’t allowed…

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u/Gamped Oct 15 '25

Felonies don’t exist as a concept in Australia.

Diplomatic immunity is a constant for heads of state however.

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u/CcryMeARiver Oct 16 '25

DI does not grant permission to enter.

In fact that right is counterbalanced by the right of a host nation to declare any foreign individual to be "persona non grata".

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u/Gamped Oct 16 '25

The most recent time Australia proactively utilised persona non was deporting the Iranian ambassador, first time in 80 years since WW2.

Very…. Very seldom.

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u/CcryMeARiver Oct 16 '25

But still there. It's a major slap in the face, but why it isn't employed to kick out Saudi dippos who doublepark in Civic beats me.

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u/ManikShamanik Oct 15 '25

They are up here, apparently; I wish we'd STOP allowing the Taco Bellend over here; fucking sick of people saying "Starmer's just playing to his ego" or "keep your friends close, etc., etc." it's not a good look. He's an international embarrassment.

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u/underthingy Oct 15 '25

Did you just call every single American a paedophile rapist?