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

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

57% : The court ruled that while the Migration Act did place some limits on political communication, it served a legitimate purpose of safeguarding national unity.
52% : "It is notorious that political engagement increasingly occurs through social media," she said, noting that Ms Owens's followers could still access her views digitally.
50% : Australia, unlike the US, has no explicit constitutional right to free speech, though courts recognise an implied freedom for political discussion among citizens.
49% : " Ms Owens challenged this decision, arguing that it infringed on the constitutional freedom of political communication.
47% : " Justice Jacqueline Gleeson noted that Australians would not be deprived of political discourse by her exclusion, given her extensive online presence.
45% : It also said she could not rely on the country's implied right to political communication.
42% : "From downplaying the impact of the Holocaust with comments about Mengele through to claims that Muslims started slavery, Candace Owens has the capacity to incite discord in almost every direction," Mr Burke said at the time, according to News.com.au.
38% : The ruling against Ms Owens came months after the government revoked a visa for American rapper Ye, formerly Kanye West, over concerns that his music and public statements glorified Nazi ideology.

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