Kanye West banned from entering Australia and had his visa revoked
West had been visiting Australia for years, where his wife, Bianca Censori, was born, according to Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke.
He went on to say that the song "Heil Hitler," which was published in May of last year, encourages Nazism. "West has been coming to Australia for a while," he told the Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Here, he has relatives. He no longer has a valid visa for Australia after making numerous insulting remarks that were examined by my officials following the publication of the song "Heil Hitler."
He claimed that although authorities "looked into it again" following the song's publication, West's prior derogatory remarks had no bearing on his visa status.
Kanye West (Photo by JEAN-BAPTISTE LACROIX / AFP)
Burke additionally told the ABC, "It was a lower-level visa, and yet officials looked at the law and said, 'When you have a song and you promote this kind of Nazism, we don't need that in Australia.'"
He said, "We already have enough problems in this country without deliberately importing bigotry."
The release of "Heil Hitler" on May 8, 2025, coincided with a string of anti-Semitic posts by West on X, including remarks like "I love Hitler" and "I'm a Nazi."
Australia has previously contemplated outlawing West. Australian Education Minister Jason Clare threatened to ban West from the nation in 2023 after denouncing his remarks regarding Hitler and the Holocaust.
"Heil Hitler" received millions of views in just one day after its May publication, despite the intense criticism.
Other tracks with contentious lyrics can be found on West's Grammy Award-winning new album, WW3.
The song's title is chanted by a group of guys wearing animal skins in the May 8 music video. On websites like YouTube, Apple Music, and Spotify, it is prohibited.
Soon after the song's debut, though, West announced that he was "done with anti-Semitism" and published a new version of the song called "Hallelujah," in which the Nazi allusions were replaced with Christian-related lyrics.
Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke has confirmed that Kanye West was denied entry to Australia following the release of his track 'Heil Hitler.'
He stated that 'Australian citizens have full freedom of speech,' but the government doesn't want to import more problems. pic.twitter.com/SxbWOAgRdr
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