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'Provocateur' Geert Wilders will get Australian visa, says ministerTuesday 02 October 2012 Australia will not refuse MP and anti-Islam campaigner Geert Wilders a visa, immigration minister Chris Bowen said on Tuesday in a radio interview. Wilders was due in Australia later this month to give two speeches at the invitation of an Australian anti-Islam group. On Monday the Telegraaf reported he had delayed his trip until next year because his visa application was taking so long to process. Bouwen told ABC radio the visa application procedure had taken longer than usual because 'we had to find a balance between our freedom of expression and his rather extreme views'. The minister said Wilders is a provocateur who would like nothing more than to be refused a visa so he could become a cause célèbre. 'I think our society is robust enough to deal with him without using the blunt axe of refusal,' he said. The visa could still take some time to process, according to the Telegraaf, while background checks are carried out. Wilders was originally invited to speak in Sydney and Melbourne but the organisers say there is so much interest in what he has to say, they are planning a third speech in Perth. Is Australia right? Have your say using the comment box below © DutchNews.nl
Australia often refuses lots of visas.This really is not news .Wilders is boring.He has had his 15 minutes of fame.But I suppose the less popular he becomes them more desperate for headlines he will get. By jason buttle | October 2, 2012 8:19 AM Unfortunately ufo, he thinks all muslims are extremists. That's not just what the media says; you just have to read his own words. By CW | October 2, 2012 9:40 AM @cw ufo know this its just his job to spin things in Wilders favor. By jason buttle | October 2, 2012 9:48 AM Who cares if he gets his visa to Australia or not? Would be great if they kept him there for good; after all it used to be a prison colony in the past ;-) It has been a proven fact that Mr. Wilders is heavily financed and supported by fundamentalist Christian organizations based in the US. He is an extremist himself. It's all a charade, a puppet show. Wilders and Rutte are best friends. Just look at the new anti-immigration laws Rutte & Co are producing, they took over Wilder's words almost literally. Anyone in doubt how it works, pls watch the movie Vox Populi by Eddie Terstall. By Dr. Frankenstein | October 2, 2012 10:01 AM I'm happy for him to go to Australia and even more happy if he never comes back. I agree with jason buttle: Wilders is becoming 'desperate for headlines'. He has lost relevancy since a series of bad moves and negative campaigns. By Quince | October 2, 2012 12:30 PM Provocative is right, only not the one issue "Islam", who are not so friendly towards Christians. Geert want to stop the immigration of people who do not anticipate in our society. Islam or not. In France, Germany, Italy, are the same sounds, we had enough. Crimerates are whay up, employment whay down, paying 1/3 salary to those who not want to work. EU, does nothing about this problem, that's why Geert and others are fighting against. Calling it a Islam problem is a understatement, but puts Geert in a corner, so no one really listens to what he says. The usual political move, when someone comes with comment that puts the old politicians in there corner. Read Geert's (PVV) policy. By Alex Dutchperson | October 2, 2012 12:48 PM In his attempts to attract attention Wilders has been anti- so many things, that he could be already anti-himself. Perhaps he could have became anti-anti-islam and this could be the reason he has got the australian visa. By George | October 2, 2012 12:49 PM Well said Alex Dutchperson. All those dismissing Wilders as a fascist and extremist need to do a bit more homework. No, make that a LOT more homework! By woods | October 2, 2012 3:57 PM His English is so bad most people in Australia will lose interest in him after his first speech. By Me | October 3, 2012 8:17 AM Who are these people who do not "want" to work, Alex? What is your proof? And did anyone tell you that the job market ain't so hot at the moment? Try reading something OTHER than Geert's policy. A dictionary is a good start. By CW | October 3, 2012 10:46 AM Instead of promoting harmony Mr Wilders simplistic interpretation of Islam is provocative and wrong. He promotes a conservative apartheid and religious hatred and has indicated that he would deport all Muslims in The Netherlands. By Ben | October 3, 2012 1:38 PM @Dutchperson ,on my street i am the only foreigner and the only person with a job.And the only one who pays gemeentelijke belasting.And the only one with a small car. And the only one who needs sleep between 23-05.And between the few whithout tattoos.And not so important but worth mentioning ,the only person with a degree.Enz,enz,enz...So your argument is invalid.Actually almost everything is invalid.... By Jimmy Person | October 3, 2012 1:53 PM come on people, we need Wilders in Dutch politics. He makes it entertaining with his bizarre views. By R | October 4, 2012 8:31 PM
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He is not anti-islamic or muslims, he is just anti-islamic extremists. The media has protrayed him wrongly.
By ufo | October 2, 2012 8:19 AM