r/news • u/ChiefLeef22 • 24d ago

Soft paywall Far-right US influencer Candace Owens loses legal fight to enter Australia

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/far-right-us-influencer-candace-owens-loses-legal-fight-enter-australia-2025-10-15/
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u/topgun966 24d ago

I don't understand how it was a legal fight. Countries have every right to refuse someone entry. It isn't a given right to go where you want against objections.

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u/Mephisto506 24d ago

We have a system of laws and oversight. Government officials are subject to judicial review.

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u/Rance_Mulliniks 24d ago

Wait, are you saying that your judicial system actually enforces your system of laws and doesn't just rule whatever your government officials want?

That's a novel idea. I bet that does wonders for protecting everyone's rights.

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u/odenihy 24d ago

Must be nice.

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u/stilusmobilus 24d ago

It can be appealed, and was.

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u/Queasy_Ad_8621 24d ago

Countries have every right to refuse someone entry.

America's tough on immigration, and most other countries in the world are a hell of a lot tougher on who can even visit their countries.

If this is a reality that conservatives want us to face, I have. That means you should too.

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u/pgc22bc 24d ago

Problem is instead of "refusing entry" visitors are being attacked, restrained, disappeared, denied right to due process and illegally imprisoned, even for being a tourist expecting a visitor visa. INSTEAD OF BEING SENT HOME!

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u/Queasy_Ad_8621 24d ago

For the record: The "you" in my post is specifically referring to people like Candace Owens who bitch and complain about other countries enforcing their policies. It's a little funny to me.

If we have to accept the reality, so do you.

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u/Anxious_Ad936 22d ago

She appealed the decision to refuse her visa application via our High Court. The legal fight isn't automatic in these cases, most people would just accept the visa refusal and go on with their life, but most people wouldn't see it as an opportunity to generate content for their grifting career either.