Australian High Court Upholds Candace Owens Visa Ban | JQJO

Australia’s High Court unanimously upheld the government’s decision to deny U.S. conservative commentator Candace Owens a visa on character grounds, rejecting arguments that the Migration Act breaches the nation’s implied freedom of political communication or was misapplied. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke had found Owens risked inciting discord, citing her extremist and inflammatory remarks and large online following. The court ordered her to pay costs. Burke called the ruling “a win for social cohesion.” Owens plans to respond on social media and will not tour New Zealand, which had earlier reversed its own refusal on free-speech grounds.