Candace Owens has slammed recent policies introduced by the Albanese government, as she continues her legal battle to be allowed into Australia.
The far-right commentator on Wednesday panned a series of new and proposed laws introduced by the Australian government, in an appearance on the Kyle & Jackie O Show.
One of the laws was the government’s plan to ban social media for all children under the age of 16, with no exemptions if they have parental permission.
‘That would never fly in America,’ Owens said. ‘You have to allow people to parent their own children.’
She also disagreed with a new law requiring health warnings to be printed on every individual cigarette sold in Australia.
‘It’s completely ridiculous.
‘That’s kind of one of the reasons why Trump won – de-regulating the environment. They think they have the authority to just monitor every aspect of your life and people are tired of it.’
The scathing interview came after Immigration Minister Tony Burke cancelled the outspoken conservative’s visa in October, preventing her from doing five speaking events in Australia this month.
Owens panned a series of new and proposed laws introduced by the Australian government
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson asked for Owens’ views on Aussie laws
Having found fame during the Trump presidency, Owens has drawn outrage for her controversial comments on Israel, the Holocaust and LGBTQI issues.
In his decision to reject the visa, Burke cited Owens’ ‘capacity to incite discord in almost every direction’.
Owens has since launched legal action against the Australian government and said on Wednesday she felt confident in her case.
‘We’re in the appellant process and we feel very good about our chances, because what [Burke] did, he went against protocol, he went against Australian law.’
In the event her appeal was rejected she planned to bring it to the High Court.
A page on crowdfunding site GiveSendGo, set up by a sponsor of the tour with Owens’ approval, has so far raised nearly $12,000 AUD towards her legal costs, with a goal of $250,000.
Owens has denied some of the Nazi atrocities occurred during the Holocaust
Owens became a prominent figure on the American right as one of few African-American commentators to challenge the Black Lives Matter movement, and earned herself a lucrative deal with the Daily Wire conservative platform.
But she was dismissed by Daily Wire’s co-founder Ben Shapiro earlier this year for her criticism of Israel’s actions in the ongoing conflict in Palestine.
Since that dismissal she has been accused of holding views that are widely regarded as anti-Semitic, leading to Jewish groups opposing her visit to Australia.
Her comments have included the false claim that certain Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust were ‘bizarre propaganda.’
Executive Council of Australian Jewry co-chief executive Peter Wertheim has described Owens’ views as ‘ignorant and malicious.’
The government had bipartisan backing as Liberal shadow immigration spokesman Dan Tehan also supported a ban on Owens.
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