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Australia High Court Upholds Candace Owens Visa Ban

Australia High Court Upholds Candace Owens Visa Ban

Australia High Court Upholds Candace Owens Visa Ban
Above: **Watermarked Getty Image. Kindly Replace** Candace Amber Owens Farmer, U.S. conservative political commentator, at Huntington Place in Detroit, Michigan, on June 14, 2024. Image credit: Jeff Kowalsky/AFP/Getty Images

The Spin

Australia's High Court made the right call blocking Candace Owens' visa. Her Holocaust denial claims and antisemitic conspiracy theories about Jewish involvement in JFK's assassination cross the line from free speech into dangerous hate speech. The bipartisan support for this decision shows even conservatives recognize when someone's rhetoric threatens social cohesion.

Labor's selective moral outrage exposes rank hypocrisy in visa decisions. While blocking Owens for controversial comments, they welcome ISIS brides and Gaza refugees who likely hold far more extreme antisemitic views than any American commentator. This inconsistency reveals political theater over principled immigration policy.

Metaculus Prediction

There is a 20% chance that the Coalition will win the next Australian federal election (2028), according to the Metaculus prediction community.


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