Far-right commentator Katie Hopkins is now under investigation for alleged hotel quarantine restriction breaches.
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews has directed Australian Border Force to "urgently review" the British media personality's visa after she admitted to deliberately flouting infection control while in hotel quarantine in Sydney.
In a post on Instagram, Ms Hopkins said she was taunting the hotel guards by answering her door naked and not wearing a mask.
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"The police officer who checked me in told me when they knock on my door I have to wait 30 seconds 'til I can open the door [to collect food]," she said in the Instagram Live video which is no longer viewable on her account.
"Then I can open the door but only if I wear a face mask.
"What I want is the sergeant in the foyer to come up and tell me off so that I can stand there naked while he tells me off."
Ms Andrews condemned the posts which come as New South Wales and Victoria battle outbreaks of the highly-transmissible Delta strain.
"It is despicable that anyone would behave in such a way that puts our health officials and community at risk," Ms Andrews said in a statement.
"I have directed Australian Border Force to immediately consider the facts of this matter and urgently review whether this individual is complying with the requirements of her visa."
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https://twitter.com/andrewjgiles/status/1416216739852038149Ms Hopkins' Twitter account was permanently suspended last year for violations of its 'hateful conduct' policy.
She was fired from her UK radio show after calling for a "final solution" following the Manchester Arena bombing in 2017 and has compared migrants to cockroaches.
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Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt described Ms Hopkins' actions as "dangerous and irresponsible".
"These actions if accurately reported are dangerous, irresponsible, and apparently deliberate," he said.
"We know that at the moment, the UK has the highest reported daily case numbers in the world. And so this is a particularly dangerous and irresponsible action. Katie Hopkins has called it out herself she's boasted of this.
"Instead of Big Brother watching Katie Hopkins, Katie Hopkins should be watching Big Brother from a long, long way away."
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Andrew Giles has condemned the Morrison Government for "rolling out the red carpet" for Ms Hopkins while thousands of Australians remain stranded overseas.
"This is grossly disrespectful to frontline workers who are only trying to keep us safe," he said.
Ms Hopkins is rumoured to be appearing on the upcoming latest series of reality show Big Brother on Channel 7.
"Contestants on Big Brother received an exemption based on support by the NSW Government," a Home Affairs spokesperson said.
"The NSW Government approved quarantine for Big Brother contestants above the quarantine cap."
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