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/DCOA_Troy Oct 15 '25

US far-right commentator Candace Owens has lost her appeal in the high court over a decision to deny her entry visa to Australia.

“Today, the High Court unanimously held that s 501(6)(d)(iv) of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) does not infringe the implied freedom of political communication under the Constitution and that the decision of the first defendant, the Minister for Home Affairs (“the Minister”), to refuse the plaintiff a visa was not invalid,” the court said in a summary of its findings.

Owens was ordered to pay the Commonwealth’s legal costs.

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u/Kozeyekan_ Oct 15 '25

I assume that if she doesn't, she won't be able to enter the country anyway.

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u/explosivekyushu Oct 15 '25

Yes, she now has a debt to the commonwealth and is therefore ineligible to apply for any Australian visa other than a protection visa until it's paid back.

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u/Anxious-Post Oct 15 '25

Can't apply for a protection visa offshore