Australia cancels Kanye West's visa over release of Heil Hitler single
Her family live in Melbourne.
Mr Burke said Heil Hitler, released in May, promoted Nazism. It has been criticised as an antisemitic tribute to German dictator Adolf Hitler.
'He's been coming to Australia for a long time. He's got family here. And he's made a lot of offensive comments that my officials looked at again once he released the Heil Hitler song and he no longer has a valid visa in Australia,' the minister told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
'We have enough problems in this country already without deliberately importing bigotry,' he added.
Australia's Migration Act sets security and character requirements for non-citizens to enter the country.
Its largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, have seen a spate of antisemitic attacks since the war between Israel and Hamas began on October 7 2023.
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