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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
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Shyna Mae Deang

Kanye West Visa Ban Signals Australia's Tough Stance on Celebrity Hate Speech

Australia has cancelled Kanye West's visa, citing his promotion of Nazi ideology in a song titled Heil Hitler. The move underscores Australia's zero-tolerance policy on hate speech and sends a strong global message.

The American rapper, who has family ties to Melbourne through his Australian wife, Bianca Censori, is now barred from entering the country after officials reassessed and revoked his low-tier visa under character provisions of the Migration Act.

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