Candace Owens has condemned the Albanian government’s recent policies as she continues her legal battle to enter Australia.
The far-right commentator discussed a range of new and proposed laws introduced by the Australian government during an appearance on the Kyle & Jackie O Show on Wednesday.
One of the laws was the government’s plan to ban social media for all children under the age of 16, with no exceptions if they have parental consent.
“That would never fly in America,” Owens said. “You have to allow people to raise their own children.”
She also disagreed with a new law requiring health warnings to be printed on every individual cigarette sold in Australia.
‘It’s completely ridiculous.
“That’s one of the reasons Trump won: deregulating the environment. They think they have the authority to monitor every aspect of your life, and people are fed up with it.”
The damning interview came after Immigration Minister Tony Burke revoked the outspoken Conservative’s visa in October, preventing her from making five speaking engagements in Australia this month.
Owens analyzed a range of new and proposed laws introduced by the Australian government
Kyle Sandilands and Jackie ‘O’ Henderson asked for Owens’ views on Australian laws
Owens rose to prominence during Trump’s presidency, sparking outrage for her controversial comments on Israel, the Holocaust and LGBTQI issues.
In his decision to deny the visa, Burke cited Owens’ “ability to foment discord in almost every direction.”
Owens has since taken legal action against the Australian government and said on Wednesday she was confident in her case.
‘We are in the appeal procedure and we have a good feeling about our chances, because what [Burke] He did that, he went against protocol, he went against Australian law.”
If her appeal was rejected, she planned to take it to the Supreme Court.
A page on crowdfunding site GiveSendGo, set up by a tour sponsor with Owens’ approval, has so far raised almost $12,000 AUD towards her legal costs, with a goal of $250,000.
Owens has denied some of the Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust
Owens became a prominent figure on the American right as one of the few African American commentators to challenge the Black Lives Matter movement, earning a lucrative deal with the conservative platform Daily Wire.
But earlier this year, she was fired by Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro for her criticism of Israel’s actions in the ongoing conflict in Palestine.
Since that resignation, she has been accused of holding views widely seen as anti-Semitic, leading Jewish groups to oppose her visit to Australia.
Her comments included the false claim that certain Nazi atrocities during the Holocaust were “bizarre propaganda.”
Peter Wertheim, co-director of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, has described Owens’ views as “ignorant and malicious”.
The government received bipartisan support, as Liberal shadow immigration spokesman Dan Tehan also supported a ban on Owens.