eng ▁and ▁far - right , ▁anti - I sl am ▁Dutch ▁politician ▁Ge ert ▁Wild ers . ▁▁ ▁The ▁Australian ▁government ▁initially ▁delayed ▁the ▁issue ▁of ▁a ▁vis a ▁for ▁Wild ers . ▁However , ▁the ▁then ▁Minister ▁for ▁Im m igration ▁and ▁Cit iz ens hip , ▁Chris ▁Bow en , ▁eventually ▁granted ▁the ▁vis a . ▁The ▁tour ▁was ▁over shadow ed ▁by ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 0 ▁ven ues ▁ref using ▁or ▁can cell ing ▁book ings . ▁ ▁Form er ▁Premier ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia , ▁Col in ▁Bar nett , ▁stated ▁that ▁Wild ers ▁was ▁not ▁welcome ▁in ▁his ▁State . ▁Islam ic ▁leaders ▁in ▁Sydney ▁and ▁Melbourne ▁recommended ▁that ▁these ▁tal ks ▁be ▁ignored , ▁so ▁as ▁to ▁avoid ▁or ▁minim ise ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁violent ▁protest s . ▁An ▁estimated ▁ 2 0 0 ▁protest ors ▁pick et ed ▁the ▁Melbourne ▁event . ▁ ▁Comment ary ▁and ▁criticism ▁Crit ics ▁of ▁Q ▁Society ▁suggest ▁the ▁organisation ▁is ▁responsible ▁for ▁hate - m ong ering ▁against ▁Muslim s , ▁describing ▁Q ▁Society ▁as ▁a ▁modern ▁example ▁of ▁' organ ised ▁int ol er ance '. ▁C iting ▁the ▁view ▁that ▁most ▁Muslim s ▁have ▁integrated ▁successfully ▁in ▁Australian ▁society , ▁critics ▁such ▁as ▁Sydney - based ▁journalist ▁and ▁writer ▁Sarah ▁Mal ik ▁have ▁suggested ▁that ▁the ▁activities ▁of ▁a ▁compar atively ▁small ▁number ▁of ▁radical s ▁and ▁milit ants ▁should ▁not ▁give ▁rise ▁to ▁criticism ▁of ▁the ▁Islam ic ▁religion . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0