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.
Sky News Host Ross Cameron tweeted that Australia had declined a visa for Ms Southern, sharing a photo of an email sent to her from visa website VisaBureau.com.
The tweet has since been retweeted from Ms Southern’s account.
The photo describes how Ms Southern's application for an Australia Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) has been denied.
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 individual has a visa application before the Department which remains under consideration."
The planned speaking tour alongside commentator Stefan Molyneux was publicised through a video on event host Axiomatic Media’s website.
In the video, Ms Southern warns Australians their way of life is under threat.
“Do you want to retain your culture, do you want to retain your borders, family, identity, or will the boats keep coming?” she stated.
“Will the no-go zones keep growing, and will you become another victim of multiculturalism?”
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.
While fellow speaker Mr Molyneux is described as a commentator who rejects left and right political clichés.
Last week Auckland Mayor Phil Goff banned the pair from speaking at council venues ahead of their stopover in New Zealand.
The mayor declared the venues shouldn't be used to 'stir up ethnic or religious tensions.'
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.
