"The rules are you have to be fully vaccinated, they’re the rules”.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has responded to the alleged claims that Kanye West will be touring Australian stadiums in March.
Morrison presented a warning to West a mere few weeks after Novak Djokovic was deported, due to his vaccine exemption being invalid.
West is rumoured to have locked in Australian tour dates throughout March, landing just after the release of his forthcoming record, Donda 2.
The Sydney Morning Herald also reported that West's desired date to perform in Melbourne has clashed with an AFL fixture at Marvel Stadium on March 18.
If the tour wasn't already hilariously logistically flawed, last minute and sporadic, just like everything Kanye West, his vaccine status is unclear.
West has likened the COVID-19 vaccine to the devil's work, despite last year stating he had received one dose.
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In Queensland on Saturday, Morrison delivered a clear message to the rapper if he wishes to enter the country: "The rules are you have to be fully vaccinated, they’re the rules.
“They apply to everybody as people have seen. It doesn’t matter who you are, they’re the rules. Follow the rules [and] you can come, if you don’t follow the rules you can’t.”
Trade and Tourism Minister Dan Tehan also commented, stating: “I can assure everyone, all Australians, that it will be looked at in a diligent manner and like all of these applications, the applicant would have to adhere to Australian rules and application protocols for that to be approved.
"The Minister for Immigration will make a decision on this like he does on all visas and it will be very much done with the proper diligence and a decision taken which shows that he needs to apply in accordance to the rules, as it is for everyone."
West recently released his track Easy with frequent collaborator The Game in January.