EXCLUSIVEAnti-woke American Tucker Carlson issues an urgent warning to Australians, reveals his true opinion on 'Welcome to Country' and exposes our political leaders' huge mistake

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Tucker Carlson has claimed Australian politicians responsible for enforcing strict lockdowns during the pandemic should be jailed and also slammed Anthony Albanese for allowing record levels of immigration to Australia.

The former Fox News host, who is on a speaking tour Down Under, said he was appalled at the restrictive lockdowns imposed on Aussies and called for political leaders to be held accountable.

'Putting your own citizens in concentration camps is insane and I hope the people who did that go to jail for it,' Carlson told Daily Mail Australia.

This publication asked the controversial US commentator whether he would like to see former Victorian premier Dan Andrews, who was dubbed 'Dictator Dan' after being responsible for one of the most punitive lockdowns in the country, behind bars.

'I think anybody who puts his own citizens in concentration camps without trial has committed a crime and should be held accountable for it,' Carlson responded. 

Former Fox News host Tucker Carlson (pictured), who is on a speaking tour Down Under, said he was appalled at the restrictive lockdowns imposed on Aussies during the Covid-19 pandemic and called for political leaders to be held accountable

This publication asked the controversial US commentator whether he would like to see former Victorian premier Dan Andrews (pictured), who was responsible for one of the most punitive lockdowns in the country, behind bars

'And it's shocking to me that that's even up for debate and my sense of Australia, not being an expert, is that that's not even a topic of public conversation anymore and it should be.'

He added: 'I don't understand Australia, I'm not Australian, but I just can't believe that that happened and I can't believe the people who did it have gotten away with it.'

Carlson, who is attending the Australian Freedom Conference on the invitation of mining billionaire Clive Palmer, also took aim at Mr Albanese and his government's record on immigration. 

Last week, it was revealed that a record 500,000 migrants, half of whom are students, will enter the country this year - a rate of 60 every hour.

'I can't stand it when foreigners come to my country and start lecturing me about politics and I'm really trying not to do that,' Carlson said.

Carlson, who is attending the Australian Freedom Conference on the invitation of mining billionaire Clive Palmer (both men are pictured together), also took aim at the prime minister, Mr Albanese, and his government's record on immigration

Asked if he planned to attend any Welcome to Country ceremonies, Carlson appeared momentarily taken aback

'But you want a government in a democratic society to put its own citizens first and to improve their lives in material and measurable ways, and any politician who's committed to mass immigration is not serving his own population.'

Carlson continued, describing governments who pursue a policy of mass immigration as undertaking an 'expression of hatred toward their own people'.

'I would say that's true in Australia. If you let a million people in over a short period of time, how does that help the people who live here?' he asked.

'It doesn't. It hurts them. I think it's an expression of hatred.'

The conservative pundit also issued a grave warning about the threat of China to Australian citizens.

'China is the dominant power in the region and obviously has a great deal of control already over your politics and politicians are very inexpensive to buy and China needs the resources,' he said.

Carlson also issued a grave warning about the threat of China to Australian citizens (pictured: Chinese Premier Li Qiang shakes hands with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Monday)

Carlson also slammed governments who pursue a policy of mass immigration, describing it as an 'expression of hatred toward their own people'

'Australia has, what, 26 million people? China has over a billion. You should be terrified of being dominated - of losing your sovereignty to China.'

Asked if he planned to attend any Welcome to Country ceremonies, Carlson appeared momentarily taken aback.

'Smoking ceremonies? I wonder how that affects the climate, it seems like a lot of emissions to me,' he said after the cultural practice was explained to him.    

'I'm not against it. What I don't want to ever participate in is a hollow political ritual but I mean, I certainly appreciate other cultures - that's why I travel so much.'

Carlson said his only issue was with the Australian government - not its people.

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'I've met a million Australians over the course of my life and they are the funniest, warmest, interesting, cool people - I couldn't have higher regard for Australia or Australians,' he said. 

'That's why I was so offended by the COVID insanity because of all countries to do that to, I mean, go ahead and do that in some primitive country, not what's clearly one of the greatest countries in the world.'

He urged Australians to resist the rise of 'wokeism'.

'Don't allow people to attack you on the basis of your race. Wokeism is anti-white politics and I think it's immoral,' he said.

'I would think it was immoral if it was anti-black politics or anti-Indian politics. I think racism is wrong and I thought everyone in the West believed that, I thought it was one of our core beliefs.    

'But in the last 10 years, governments have made as a sort of philosophical pillar, hatred of white people, and they say it out loud and I find that remarkable.   

He added: 'It doesn't make you a white supremacist to demand to be treated as a human being.'