Chris Brown may not get into Australia

Activist group Getup! has started a petition calling for Immigration Minister Peter Dutton to refuse his visa application, as the group believes allowing the rapper into the country would condone his actions.

Some citizens in Melbourne have also publicly declared their views on Brown, altering concert posters with the addition of a sticker declaring ‘I beat women’.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull declined to add to the minister’s comments but said Senator Cash had “brilliantly expressed the thoughts of the government”.

Although Chris Brown has made amends with ex-girlfriend Rihanna, it looks like his old problems are coming back to bite him.

“Speaking out against Chris Brown has nothing to do with pop music”, the organization says, “and everything to do with men’s violence against women”.

The news coincides with a landmark government announcement that almost 70 million U.S dollars would be put towards stopping domestic violence and violence against women in Australia.

Australians, as a result, have protested against Brown being granted a visa. He then pled guilty to a felony in exchange for a plea deal that gave him community labor, five years’ formal probation, and domestic violence counseling.

But Brown has already toured Australia twice since his 2009 conviction, playing the 2012 Supafest festival and also performing Down Under in 2011.

Scott Roth/Scott Roth/Invision/AP Chris Brown may not be able to perform in Australia this December due to his criminal history.

On Thursday, Minister for Women Michaelia Cash said the Immigration department would be reviewing his case.

The threat to ban Brown came as Mr Turnbull, who ousted Tony Abbott as leader last week, described violence against women as “a national disgrace”.

Chris Brown may be refused entry into Australia. And his upcoming show in Australia’s neighbour New Zealand may end up being cancelled as well, as immigration law there prohibits visas from being given to anyone who has been banned from another country, reported TVNZ last week.

“By turning a blind eye to his tour, we send a message to survivors of family violence that it’s not that important and that you should just get over it”, read a message.