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Kanye West barred from entering Australia over Hitler song, Tony Burke says

Home affairs minister says decision to revoke rapper’s visa came after widely condemned track released in May

The home affairs minister, Tony Burke, disclosed on Wednesday that the government had revoked the rapper’s visa after his song referencing the Nazi leader Adolf Hitler was released independently in May. Burke inadvertently revealed the news about West – who has legally changed his name to Ye – during an interview with the ABC’s Afternoon Briefing program when the minister was asked about the visa cancellation of an Israeli-American tech advocate who wrote “Islamophobia is rational”. “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,” they said.

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