Candace Owens Loses Legal Fight to Enter Country After Ban For Extremist Views
Zachary Leeman Oct 15th, 2025, 2:32 pm
The highest court in Australia shot down Candace Owens’s attempt to overturn a decision by the government to bar her from entering the country.
Three High Court justices unanimously ruled against Owens and upheld Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke’s order in 2024 to ban the highly controversial commentator from visiting Australia. Burke denied Owens entry into the country based on character grounds and said she would “incite discord in the Australian community.”
Owens planned on going on a speaking tour in Australia in 2024, but her visa application was rejected. She had argued in her latest court battle that Burke’s decision violated “the implied freedom of poli