“This place makes me utterly miserable”: Azealia Banks vows to never return to Australia

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1 year ago

December 15, 2022

U.S. rapper Azealia Banks has cancelled her show in Brisbane after a string of alleged racial abuse

Azealia Banks has described a recent show in Brisbane, Australia as one “the most racist, most demoralising experience of my f*****ng life”.

She announced her next Brisbane concert would be cancelled a short time afterwards.

“I’m so sorry you guys—actually I’m not sorry—but listen: last time I was in Brisbane, and y’all threw shit on the stage and damn near almost f*****g hit me in the face with a fucking bottle of soda or whatever that s**t was.”
AZAELIA BANKS

The 31-year-old described the show as one of “the most racist, most demoralising experience of my f*****g life, and right now I’m on a really good track.”

The rapper said “white people” had allegedly thrown items towards her as she was performing.

“I am not sorry at all. Brisbane,” she said.

The concert did go ahead. However, security were placed on notice to confiscate keys, coins, hair brushes, vape pens, and lighters.

“The minute something stupid happens, I’m leaving.”

“This place makes me utterly miserable, and I’m too black and beautiful to have a bunch of white people in my face playing with me over their weak ass currency,” she said.

It is understood ticket holders will be entitled to refunds.

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Why are airlines after the Biden Administration?

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Major airlines are taking legal action against the Biden administration over a newly implemented rule requiring them to disclose fees upfront.

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The mounting pressure on Government spends

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3 days ago

May 13, 2024

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Concerns extend to how Chalmers navigates the mounting pressure amid discrepancies in spending allocations.

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