A senior Australian government minister has said Kanye West could be refused a visa over his antisemitic comments if he attempts to visit Australia.
Education Minister Jason Clare was responding to media reports that the US celebrity intends to visit the family of his new Australian partner Bianca Censori in Melbourne next week. Mr Clare said he did not know if West had applied for a visa but that Australia has previously refused them to people with antisemitic views.
“I expect that if he does apply, he would have to go through the same process and answer the same questions as others who’ve aired such views”, the minister told Nine Network television. Last month, West praised Hitler in an interview with conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. Twitter later suspended the rapper after he tweeted a picture of a swastika merged with the Star of David.
