A senior Albanese government minister hints that people who have expressed anti-Semitic comments like those made by American rapper Kanye West have had their visas refused, after the Opposition Leader calls for him to be prevented from possibly travelling to the country.
abc.net.au/news/kanye-west-may-be-refused-visa-over-anti-semitism/101889728A federal cabinet minister has suggested controversial US artist Kanye West may struggle to get a visa to enter the country, considering his history of anti-Semitic rhetoric.The federal opposition and Jewish leaders say he has a history of anti-Semitic commentsIt has been reported the 45-year-old rapper and designer is planning to travel to Melbourne to meet the family of his new Australian partner, Bianca Censori.
On Tuesday, federal Opposition Leader Peter Dutton said if he was still in government, his "inclination would be not to allow him in". Kanye West appeared fully masked on Infowars, where he repeatedly asserted that he liked Hitler and loved Nazis. "He has become a lightning rod for extremists, for anti-Semites, for Neo-Nazis as well, and he inspires a lot of young people — he has a massive following," the association's president, David Adler, said.
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