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The Federal Government has followed through on its threat to block US R 'n' B singer Chris Brown from entering the country because of his history of domestic violence.
Tickets for Brown's One Hell of a Nite Tour were due to go on sale tomorrow at midday, with shows planned for Perth, Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane.
"People need to understand, if you are going to commit domestic violence and then you want to travel around the world there are going to be countries that say to you, 'You cannot come in because you are not of the character that we expect in Australia'.
Senator Cash said she made similar decisions in her former role as assistant immigration minister. Global boxing identity Floyd Mayweather was banned from coming to Australia earlier this year. "I had previously not allowed a particular sportsperson to come into Australia because of his record in relation to domestic violence," she said.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-09-27/chris-brown-blocked-from-australia/6807794
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Australians aren't perfect in regards to domestic violence, apparently 700 police incidents per day around the nation, but at least there is a community movement towards doing better.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,330 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Hassin Bin Sober
(26,330 posts)Hortensis
(58,785 posts)since the days when one had a good chance of starting a new life, in the big, messy U.S. anyway, just by driving away from the old one. I never felt a wish or need to, but just knowing it's no longer possible is rather oppressive.
Hassin Bin Sober
(26,330 posts)...... case for the existence of our own iron curtain being erected around us. I wish I had saved it.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)any more either, Australia having been sort of a national fantasy of a back door for those who needed it.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)a while back now, 2009, although apparently Mayweather's record was more recent. The White Australia policy may have been dismantled long ago, but people are people.
Eureka
(523 posts)I'll try and see if there is a record of some type to see if this is evenhanded. I know that some holocaust deniers and others have been kept out.
At the moment violence against women is a very big social issue, up to the top of government, so my gut feel is that this is the true cause (but I can't deny our racist past or present)
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Spider Jerusalem
(21,786 posts)We can confirm Julien Blanc left Australia overnight, Victorian police said on Twitter. His assistant is also due to leave shortly. The pair had planned to stay until December.
The immigration minister, Scott Morrison, said Blancs visa was cancelled Thursday night.
The matter was raised with us and we had it investigated and this fellow looked at, Morrison told Sky News on Friday.
This guy wasnt putting forward political ideas, he was putting forward abuse that was derogatory to women and thats just something, those are values abhorred in this country.
http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2014/nov/07/protesters-force-us-pick-up-artist-julien-blanc-to-quit-australian-tour
This morning it was revealed that the King of Instagram Dan Bilzerian was arrested at LAX late Tuesday night and is currently being held without bail.
Its unclear whether the arrest had anything to do with the fact that he was recently kicked out of a Miami nightclub for allegedly kicking a woman named Vanessa Castano in the face. She has since filed a police report.
Dan Bilzerian, posing with celebrity friend, Steve Aoki months before the incident last week.
Dan Bilzerian, posing with celebrity DJ, Steve Aoki months before last weeks assault.
It appears that Bilzerian was planning an impromptu trip to Australia at the request of several high-up and well known casino developers and magnates, to tour the country on a nightclub circuit and to also act as a consultant on the design of the millionaires poker floors at Barangaroo and a new casino to be built in Cairns.
http://www.betootaadvocate.com/world-news/australia-is-the-first-country-to-deny-visa-to-playboy-misogynist-dan-bilzerian/
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)The application of this policy is a fair question, but I wouldn't begin with any bias about the motives.
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)domestic violence, so even if "people are people" that doesn't mean this couldn't be entirely policy driven. I was just wishing I had a fuller picture.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)Australia certainly hasn't always been kind to its native people of color, to put it mildly.
malaise
(269,019 posts)(she is Barbadian) and he beat her up big time, his history would have been well known in Australia. There must be consequences for violence against women - well done OZ.
pinboy3niner
(53,339 posts)On jury duty in a DV case, in voir dire I saw the judge working very hard to qualify prospective jurors who expressed a bias against abusers. The partial voir dire session alone was enough to convince the defendant to take a plea during a break.
LuvNewcastle
(16,846 posts)If you look around and see that there are more than enough home-grown assholes, why would you want to import more?
olddots
(10,237 posts)he may be a celebrity but he isn't a singer .