{"id":154413,"date":"2015-09-24T13:00:35","date_gmt":"2015-09-24T13:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=154413"},"modified":"2015-09-24T10:22:21","modified_gmt":"2015-09-24T10:22:21","slug":"australia-may-block-entry-to-us-singer-chris-brown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=154413","title":{"rendered":"Australia may block entry to US singer Chris Brown"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"story-body__introduction\">Australia may block US singer Chris Brown from entering the country because of his domestic violence conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Brown&#8217;s announcement last week he would tour in December sparked criticism on social media and an online petition.<\/p>\n<p>The Federal government said on Thursday it was reviewing Brown&#8217;s visa application in light of his conviction.<\/p>\n<p>Australia&#8217;s Minister for Women, Senator Michaelia Cash, said the government was not afraid to &#8220;say no&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;People need to understand, if you are going to commit domestic violence and you want to travel around the world, there are going to be countries that say to you, &#8216;You cannot come in because you are not of the character that we expect in Australia'&#8221;, Senator Cash said.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\">\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/92C3\/production\/_85717573_19846e03-a8a1-4b55-a4d0-22018d57b4eb.jpg\" alt=\"An \" width=\"600\" height=\"549\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A mystery activist in Melbourne has drawn attention to Brown&#8217;s domestic violence conviction by placing an &#8220;I Beat Women&#8221; sticker on one of his promotional posters<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Her comments were made at a press conference in Melbourne where Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced a national domestic violence prevention program.<\/p>\n<p>The review of Brown&#8217;s visa follows the government&#8217;s decision earlier this year to refuse a visa for world champion boxer Floyd Mayweather on similar grounds.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"media-landscape has-caption full-width\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><span class=\"image-and-copyright-container\"><span class=\"off-screen\">Image copyright<\/span><span class=\"story-image-copyright\">Getty Images<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><figure style=\"width: 558px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-image-replace\" src=\"http:\/\/ichef-1.bbci.co.uk\/news\/624\/cpsprodpb\/CD5B\/production\/_85717525_mayweathergetty.jpg\" alt=\"Boxer Floyd Mayweather\" width=\"558\" height=\"314\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boxer Floyd Mayweather&#8217;s visa to visit Australia was cancelled earlier this year<\/figcaption><\/figure><figcaption class=\"media-caption\">\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Mayweather had been booked for dinner and nightclub appearances in Sydney and Melbourne in January.<\/p>\n<p>The 37-year-old American has a criminal record, which includes serving two months in jail in 2012, after pleading guilty to an assault on his former partner in front of their children.<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;<\/p>\n<p>Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australia may block US singer Chris Brown from entering the country because of his domestic violence conviction. Brown&#8217;s announcement last week he would tour in December sparked criticism on social media and an online petition. The Federal government said on Thursday it was reviewing Brown&#8217;s visa application in light of his conviction. 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