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Chris Brown should not be allowed into Australia, says minister for women | Music | The GuardianSpeaking at the launch of a new domestic violence strategy, Michaelia Cash says singer should be denied a visa on character grounds over his assault conviction
The new minister for women, Michaelia Cash, has indicated that US singer Chris Brown may not be allowed into Australia due to assault convictions stemming from a domestic violence incident.
In 2009, Brown pleaded guilty to assault charges after attacking his then girlfriend, pop star Rihanna.
Cash, who was appointed as the minister for women on Monday, intimated that Brown would be denied a visa for an upcoming tour of Australia on character grounds.
“I can assure you that the minister for immigration and border protection will be looking at this very, very seriously,” Cash said. “I am clearly not going to pre-empt a decision by the minister, however,
I can assure you what my strong recommendation would be.”
Cash was in Melbourne with the prime minister, Malcolm Turnbull, heads of the Council of Australian Governments (Coag) advisory council, Australian of the year Rosie Batty, and former Victorian police chief Ken Lay,
to announce $100m worth of anti-domestic violence measures.
minister for women, Michaelia Cash
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