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Australia’s top court backs visa ban on US commentator Candace Owens

Judges rule conservative influencer poses risk of fuelling discord

The Independent UK · Oct 15, 2025

Afternoon Update: rightwinger’s visa refusal upheld; record Indigenous deaths in NSW custody; and Trump’s ‘super bad’ magazine cover

Full bench of Australian high court rules Tony Burke’s denial of Candace Owens’ visa did not infringe implied constitutional freedom of political communication

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2025

Candace Owens: Australia’s high court backs minister’s decision to deny visa to US rightwinger

Home affairs minister’s 2024 decision to reject visa application for planned speaking tour on character grounds upheld

The Guardian - AU · Oct 15, 2025

Cash-strapped sculpture festival finds its white knight

After appearing on shaky ground and facing the wrath of an arts minister, Sculpture by the Sea has announced the show will go on after finding a benefactor.

AAP · Sep 26, 2025

Funding fracas casts Sculpture by the Sea adrift

At-risk art trail Sculpture by the Sea insists its exhibitors are compensated fairly after the federal arts minister took a swipe at the popular Sydney event.

AAP · Sep 25, 2025

'Big levers' need pulling as arts struggle despite aid

Mounting pressure on the arts have been acknowledged by federal and state ministers as even the sector's full-time professionals struggle to make ends meet.

AAP · Sep 25, 2025

Labor and Coalition pass deportation laws set to make Nauru a ‘penal colony’ for Australia, critics say

Legislation validates flawed decisions, cuts off appeals and gives government sweeping powers to deport people, campaigners claim

The Guardian - AU · Sep 4, 2025

Growing concern in Australia over reported repatriation plans for Isis wives and children

Government denies organising return as critics warn of security risks and aid groups urge action

The Independent UK · Sep 3, 2025

Australian politicians reveal their housing portfolios, with some owning as many as six homes

Dozens of politicians are landlords, having also declared rental income from their investment properties

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025

Up to 80,000 people in Australia may be affected by ‘sledgehammer’ powers to deport noncitizens to Nauru, lawyers warn

Greens senator David Shoebridge accuses Tony Burke of ‘doing his Peter Dutton impression, dog-whistling and punching down on migrants’

The Guardian - AU · Sep 2, 2025