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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Luca Ittimani

No refunds for 15,000 Australian ticket holders after Candace Owens’ tour cancelled

Candace Owens on the set of her talkshow in 2022
Candace Owens’ spokesperson says she ended up paying the legal bill after Rocksman promised to cover the costs of challenging her visa refusal, which led to the cancellation of her Australia tour. Photograph: Jason Davis/Getty Images

None of the 15,000 ticket holders for conservative influencer Candace Owens’ cancelled Australian tour are expected to get their money back from the promoter, after it spent all its money then collapsed.

Owens herself says she is hundreds of thousands of dollars out of pocket and claims she was misled by the promoter, Rocksman, a company with links to the influential conservative lobby group Turning Point Australia.

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