Controversial US right-wing commentator Candace Owens has lost her battle to enter Australia after her application to overturn her visa rejection was refused by the nation's highest court.

Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke refused the far-right firebrand's visa in October 2024 on the basis she would "incite discord" ahead of a planned speaking tour.

Owens argued her visa rejection went against implied freedom of political communication.

Burke blocked Ms Owens' visa application on the ground he "reasonably suspected" she did not pass the character test.

He decided there was a risk she would "incite discord in the Australian community" and that allowing her into the country would be against the national interest due to her "controversial and conspiratorial views".

Ms Owens' lawyers argue

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