The government should stop US pop singer Chris Brown from touring Australia or risk condoning violence against women, activists say.  
The Grammy-winning R&B superstar has four shows booked at some of the country's biggest stadiums in Melbourne, Sydney, Brisbane and Perth in   December. 
Brown has had nine top-10 singles in Australia since 2007 and is currently performing to sold-out crowds in the US as part of his One Hell of A Nite Tour.
But activist group GetUp! says the pop star should be refused entry to Australia because of his history of violence against women.
Brown was sentenced to five years probation in 2009 for brutally punching and strangling his girlfriend at the time, fellow musician Rihanna.
"Perpetrators of violence against women shouldn't be able to enjoy a successful career in the entertainment industry a few years after their crime," GetUp! campaigner Sally Rugg told Fairfax Media.
"If Chris Brown is allowed to come to Australia it sends a message to young people that men's violence against women is OK."
Ms Rugg said Immigration Minister Peter Dutton Brown should reject Brown's visa based on the "character test" that is applied to overseas visitors.
The Migration Act states that anyone with a "substantial criminal record" involving a prison sentence of 12 months or more - including a suspended sentence - can be refused a visa.
A petition GetUp! started on Friday calling for Brown's barring has received over a thousand signatures.
Radio network Nova FM announced last week it was exclusively presenting Brown's tour and appears on his tour posters, but backed out of the deal on Thursday after being asked by Fairfax Media about Brown's history of violence. 
"Nova has made the decision not to support Chris Brown's current tour," a Nova spokeswoman said. 
Elsewhere, people have taken it upon themselves to highlight Brown's history of violence against women, with a sticker saying "I beat women" being craftily added to one of Brown's tour posters in Melbourne. 
Whoever is doing this to the Chris Brown posters in Melbourne is a champion! Nice work! pic.twitter.com/P7ueyDVWxs
??? Stephanie McCarthy (@tallpunksteph)     September 22, 2015
The United Kingdom's Home Office refused to grant Brown a visa in 2010, and he was refused entry to Canada earlier this year. 
The New Zealand leg of the singer's tour is also under a cloud, with immigration officials there saying he will need to apply for a "special direction" visa.
Last   November, former Immigration Minister Scott Morrison cancelled the visa of American "pick-up artist" Julien Blanc following outcry over the controversial seduction methods he teaches men.
US rapper Tyler the Creator, who has no criminal record, cancelled his Australian tour in   August following a campaign to have him banned because of his violent and misogynistic lyrics.
Mr Dutton was unable to comment. A spokeswoman from his department said: "all non-citizens who wish to enter Australia must satisfy character and other requirements as set out under the Migration Act.". 
Foxtel's Channel [V] is also presenting the tour and has been contacted for comment, as has tour promoter Westgate Entertainment.