No one likes an anti-Semite, but apparently especially not Australians. According to Australian Minister for Education Jason Clare, Ye may not be eligible for an Australian visa due to his recent string of controversial comments.
The news comes on the heel of rumors that Ye is planning to visit Australia to meet the family of his reported new partner, Melbourne native Bianca Censori. But after backlash from the Australian community, those plans may have to change.
“People like that who’ve applied for visas to get into Australia in the past have been rejected,” Clare stated. “I expect that if [Ye] does apply he would have to go through the same process and answer the same questions that they did.”
Australia has a history of denying visas to individuals on the far right based on the “good character” test. In 2018, Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes was denied a visa after a petition protesting his entry gained over 81,000 signatures. British conspiracy theorist David Icke also had his visa canceled in 2019.
And it’s not just Clare who’s speaking out against Ye’s potential visit. Anti-Defamation Commission chairman Dvir Abramovich and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have also called for West to be blocked from the country, with Dutton calling his behavior “appalling.”
“Allowing Kanye into Australia would also send the wrong signal about our nation and violate our core values of tolerance, diversity and respect,” Abramovich said.
Fow now, it looks like Ye’s Australian vacation plans may need to be put on hold.
