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Australia’s two largest cities, Sydney and Melbourne, are under lockdown to contain a coronavirus outbreak caused by the more contagious delta variant.
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews said Hopkins would be deported after boasting on Instagram her intention to flout quarantine rules.
“It’s appalling that this individual behaved the way that she did and she will be leaving,” Andrews told Australian Broadcasting Corp.
“We will be getting her out of the country as soon as we can arrange that,” Andrews added.
Hopkins, who has also gained notoriety for her anti-Muslim comments, described pandemic lockdowns as the “greatest hoax in human history.”
Share There are very well established processes and procedures for people to enter this country and many decisions are made on the basis of economic benefit, she said.
Ms Andrews went on to condemn Hopkins behaviour in an interview with Channel Nine s Today Show on Monday, telling hosts Karl Stefanovic and Allison Langdon: I think her behaviour is absolutely appalling. She should have been absolutely ashamed of her own behaviour [but] I don t know whether she will be.
Ms Andrews continued: Quite frankly I hadn t even heard of her before I found out what he had been up to, and I actually don t want to ever hear about her again.
Australia to deport commentator Hopkins for quarantine boast
ROD McGUIRK, Associated Press
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FILE - In this July 5, 2007, file photo, Katie Hopkins arrives at the film premiere of Hairspray in London. Australian officials said Monday, July 19, 2021, the far-right British commentator will be deported after she boasted on social media that she planned to breach quarantine rules.Nathan Strange/AP
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins will be deported from Australia after she boasted on social media that she planned to breach the country s quarantine rules, an official said on Monday.
Hopkins traveled to Australia to appear in a reality television program and was in a 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine in Sydney before filming was to start.
Far-right British commentator Katie Hopkins was deported from Australia on Monday after she boasted on social media that she planned to breach the country’s quarantine rules.
Hopkins travelled to Australia to appear in a reality television programme and was in a 14-day mandatory hotel quarantine in Sydney before filming was to start.
Her flight to Australia last week created outrage after the government halved the number of Australian citizens and permanent residents allowed to return home each week to 3,000 to try to reduce the risk of Covid-19 leaking from hotel quarantine.
More than 34,000 Australians who want to come home remain stranded overseas.