Outspoken American commentator Candace Owens has been barred from traveling to Australia ahead of a planned speaking tour.

Immigration Minister Tony Burke canceled his visa at the weekend, saying his plans to travel to Australia for a five-show run in November were likely to “incite discord in almost every direction”.

“From downplaying the impact of the Holocaust with comments about Mengele to claims that Muslims started slavery, Candace Owens has the ability to incite discord in almost any direction,” Ms. .Burke.

“Australia’s national interest is best served when Candace Owens is elsewhere.”

Through podcasts, interviews and social media posts, Ms Owens has spread wild and bizarre anti-Semitic conspiracy theories, including suggesting that Israel was behind the assassination of former US President John F. Kennedy.

She also called Judaism a “pedophile-centered religion that believes in demons…child sacrifice,” according to the Anti-Defamation League.

The influencer parted ways with American conservative commentator Ben Shapiro from The Daily Wire in March this year.

She has 5.8 million followers on Twitter and around 5 million on Instagram.

Controversial US political commentator Candace Owens (pictured) has been banned from entering Australia ahead of a planned tour of live performances from her podcast

Ms Owens and her British husband George Farmer have three children. She became famous for her outspoken comments during Donald Trump’s presidency.

The Candace Owens Live tour was scheduled to kick off in Melbourne on November 17, with tickets selling for $95 for reserved seating and up to $1,500 for a pre-show VIP dinner with Owens herself.

“Join us for an electrifying evening with Candace Owens, the outspoken and fearless American conservative social commentator, author, activist and YouTube sensation,” organizers say on the tour website.

“Known for her controversial stances and unwavering stance, Candace is ready to light up stages across Australia and New Zealand with her bold, unfiltered perspectives.”

Mr Burke has been raising concerns about arriving on Australian shores for weeks.

“Tickets for these events sell for $100. I hope she has a good refund policy,” Mr. Burke said in August.

“There has been no visa application, but if one exists, the file will reach me personally.

“My opposition to anti-Semitism and Islamophobia has always been declared.

“I have clear legal powers to refuse a visa to anyone who incites discord.”

Australian Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke (pictured) personally oversaw Ms Owens’ application for a planned tour of her live podcast.

Peter Wertheim, co-chief executive of the Executive Council of Australian Jewry, called on Mr Burke to cancel Ms Owens’ visa, arguing she had failed the character test under immigration law.

“At a time of unprecedented strain on the cohesion of Australian society, which is largely the result of ignorant and malicious comments on social media, the last thing we need to import into our country is another so-called celebrity who made racist and bigoted comments about Jews and other vulnerable groups,” he said.

Coalition immigration spokesperson Dan Tehan also supported blocking Owens from Australia.

“There is no place in Australia for people who spread hateful messages and undermine social cohesion,” he said.

Ms Owens threw her support behind Trump in his re-election campaign (pictured together at a Judicial Watch event)

A wave of anti-Semitism has swept across Australia since the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel on October 7, 2023.

On October 13, the window of Avner’s, a Jewish bakery in downtown Sydney, was marked with an inverted red triangle.

The triangle is a Nazi symbol that was used to mark individuals in concentration camps and it was used by the terrorist group Hamas to identify Jewish targets.

A note was also left for the owner, TV chef Ed Halmagyi, saying “be careful”.