Far-right figure Gavin McInnes denied visa ahead of planned speaking tour


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Right wing extremist Gavin McInnes has been refused a visa to enter Australia ahead of a controversial upcoming speaking tour.


The American founder of male-only “Western chauvinist” organisation Proud Boys was planning to tour Australia with UK far-right figure Tommy Robinson in early December. The pair were calling their events in Perth, Adelaide, Sydney, Melbourne and Gold Coast ‘The Deplorables’ tour, and selling VIP “private dinner” tickets for $995.


Gavin McInnes, centre, founder of the far-right group Proud Boys, is surrounded by supporters after speaking at a rally in Berkeley, California.

Gavin McInnes, centre, founder of the far-right group Proud Boys, is surrounded by supporters after speaking at a rally in Berkeley, California.Credit:AP


On Thursday, the Herald reported that the tour had been postponed until 2019 due to Robinson “cocking up his diary”, as his personal assistant put it on Twitter.


Robinson, whose real name is Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, had the previous week announced a “Brexit betrayal march” in the UK on December 9, when he was supposed to be between appearances in Australia.


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