Kanye West has been banned from entering Australia, minister confirms
“I think that what’s not sustainable is to import hatred,” he said. “Every visa application gets reassessed by my officials each time […] even for the lowest level of visa, when my officials looked at it, they cancelled that following the announcement of that song.”
While Burke did not go into specifics of the lyrics, he noted that West had previously made “a lot of offensive comments” that contributed to the reassessment.
The Department of Home Affairs declined to comment on individual cases but reiterated in a statement that all non-citizens must meet character requirements under the Migration Act.
“The Australian government will continue to act decisively to protect the community from the risk of harm posed by individuals who choose to engage in criminal activity or behaviour of concern, including visa cancellation or refusal where appropriate,” a spokesperson said.