Right-wing firebrand Milo Yiannopoulos is set to be granted an Australian visa with the Immigration Minister about to rule there's no reason he can't come here
- Right-wing speaker Milo Yiannopoulos is set to be granted an Australian visa
- Immigration Minister David Coleman is not convinced he should be banned
- Government authorities were fearful his tour would lead to violent protests
- The decision comes after weeks of pressure from MPs such as Pauline Hanson
Right-wing poster boy Milo Yiannopoulos is set to be granted an Australian visa with the Immigration Minister saying there's no reason he should be banned.
Minister David Coleman is understood to not be convinced by the Department of Home Affairs' reasons for denying Yiannopoulos a visa, The Australian reported.
Some fear his controversial views would spark violent protests during his planned speaking tour across five Australian cities.
The Department of Home Affairs warned the 33-year-old it was likely to deny him entry following riots during his 2017 Australian tour and an unpaid $50,000 bill issued by Victoria police.
The claim Yiannopoulos is about to be granted a visa comes after weeks of pressure from conservative MPs such as One Nation's Pauline Hanson.
Right-wing poster boy Milo Yiannopoulos (pictured) is set to be granted an Australian visa
The Department of Home Affairs warned the 33-year-old it was likely to deny him entry, after riots during his 2017 Australian tour
His Melbourne leg of the tour was even more violent, with police forced to use sticks to keep the demonstrators at bay
The conservative provocateur's supporters clashed with protesters who chanted 'f*** off Nazi', which led to seven arrests during his 2017 Sydney tour.
His Melbourne leg of the tour was even more violent, with police forced to use sticks to keep the demonstrators at bay.
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The 33-year-old had initially organised a 'Deplorables' speaking tour with convicted criminal Tommy Robinson and self-described 'western chauvinist' Gavin McInnes in December.
The tour was rescheduled to February 2019 but was cancelled for the second time because visa applications were still being considered by government authorities.
Yiannopoulos intends to tour before the expected May federal election, although there isn't a clear date when he will arrive.
Yiannopoulos intends to tour before the expected May federal election, although there isn't a clear date when he will arrive
Victorian MP and former human rights commissioner Tim Wilson said Yiannopoulos was 'self-absorbed' and was an 'attention-seeker'.
'But free speech is for everyone, hence I was surprised by the news and have raised it with the minister,' he said.
Pauline Hanson said she had contacted Mr Coleman through numerous letters, texts and phone calls – urging the government to grant Yiannopoulos a visiting visa in the past few weeks.
Yiannopoulos is known for his commentaries mocking left-wing political correctness and feminists.
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