List of people banned from entering Australia

This is a list of people who have been, or are currently, banned in Australia.[1]

Currently banned

NameCountry of originOccupationReason banned
Julian Blanc   Switzerland

 United States

Pick up artistPromoting dangerous and abusive behavior towards women.[2]
David Icke  United KingdomConspiracy theoristComments considered as Holocaust denialism.
David Irving  United KingdomAuthor and Holocaust denialistHolocaust denialism.[3][4]
Gino Jennings  United StatesReligious leaderMaking homophobic remarks.[5]
Chelsea Manning  United StatesWhistleblower and activistCriminal record.
Floyd Mayweather Jr.  United StatesProfessional boxerHistory of domestic violence.[6]
Gavin McInnes  CanadaFar-right activist and founder of the Proud Boys.Links to Proud Boys, a white supremacist hate group classified by the FBI as an extremist group.
Bilal Philips  CanadaIslamic scholarAlleged links to terrorism and seeming to condone suicide bombers.[7]
Tommy Robinson  United KingdomFar-right activist and co-founder of the English Defence LeagueSubstantial criminal record.[8]
Bassem Tamimi  PalestineActivistViews about ongoing political tensions in the Middle East.
Milo Yiannopoulos  United KingdomFar-right activistComments about the Christchurch mosque shootings.

Previously banned

NameCountry of originOccupationReason bannedBan lifted
Chris Brown  United StatesSingerDomestic violence.Undecided (ban applied in 2015)[9]
Peter Chingoka  ZimbabweCricket administratorConnections to Robert Mugabe.[10]2022 (deceased)
Novak Djokovic  SerbiaTennis playerDeported on health and good-order grounds as there were concerns his presence would undermine the country's COVID-19 vaccine rollout.[11][12]2022 (Originally banned for three years under the Migration Act 1958 but was overturned by Immigration Minister Andrew Giles)[13]
Dick Gregory  United StatesActor and social criticGovernment officials fearing he would "...stir up demonstrations against the Vietnam War."[14]2017 (deceased)
George Lincoln Rockwell  United StatesPolitician, neo-NaziGovernment concern about neo-Nazi, extremist rhetoric.1967 (deceased)[15]
Snoop Dogg  United StatesRapperConvictions for drugs and firearms offenses.2008 (ban applied in 2007)[16]
Skepta (Joseph Junior Adenuga)  United KingdomRapperPunching a man at a nightclub in Melbourne in 2016.2019
Tyler, The Creator (Tyler Gregory Okanoma)  United StatesRapperAlleged promotion of violence against women.2019 (ban claimed to be in effect around 2015)
Mike Tyson  United StatesProfessional boxerCriminal record, including rape charges.[17]2012 (ban applied in 2001); granted a temporary visa.[18]
Vjekoslav Vrančić  YugoslaviaHigh ranked Ustaše officerTerroristic activities with extreme right wing Argentine political groups.[19]1990 (deceased)

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