A conservative anti-immigration activist has been denied a visa by the Australian government ahead of her planned speaking tour across Australia.
Lauren Southernis scheduled to speak in Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Adelaide, Brisbane and Auckland later this month.
The 23-year old Canadian has declared 'Australia is at a crossroads' to retain its borders and in danger of becoming another victim of multiculturalism.
The Home Affairs website states an ETA is 'not a working visa,' but allows for short-term business or travel stays for events like conferences.
A spokesperson for the Department of Home Affairs said Ms Southern's application was denied because she was ineligible for the ETA.
"For visitors who may hold controversial views, any risk they may pose will be balanced against Australia’s well-established freedom of speech and freedom of beliefs, amongst other relevant considerations," the spokesperson said.
The planned speaking tour alongside commentator Stefan Molyneux was publicised through a video on event host Axiomatic Media’s website.
Axiomatic Media founder Luke Izaak tweeted the decision to deny Ms Southern entry was driven by opposition to her views.
"Here you go Australia. Zero criminal record, zero history of incitement to violence, more defamation of her character by the hard left that I have seen on any Conservative speaker all year and still @Lauren_Southern is fighting to come visit #wakeupaustralia," he tweeted.
Axiomatic Media describes Ms Southern as a journalist, political activist and documentary filmmaker known for her commentary on feminism, free speech and immigration.
Ms Southern also revealed she was "officially banned from the UK for ‘racism’," in a tweet earlier this year.
She was banned from entering the UK after distributing flyers reading ‘Allah is a Gay God’ and ‘Allah is trans’ outside a restaurant in the English town of Luton.
Ms Southern claimed the stunt was a social experiment to prove Islam was a homophobic religion by inciting a reaction.
Last year she was detained by the Italian coast guard for what she claimed were ‘investigating activities’ of search-and-rescue boats assisting shipwrecked migrants in the Mediterranean Sea.
Ms Southern’s speaking tour plans to include a screening of her documentary ‘Farmlands’ which looks into South African farmer killings.
Australia’s Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has previously called for humanitarian visas to save South African farmers from violent attacks and what he described as ‘horrific circumstances.’
Last year another conservative commentator, Milo Yiannopoulos, held his own controversial Australian speaking tour.
