Anti-Bush T-shirt sparks travel row

An Australian man has said that he will continue to defend free speech by wearing a T-shirt branding George Bush as the "world's number one terrorist", even after the shirt led to him being barred from an international flight to the UK, according to reports.

Allen Jasson was attempting to board a Qantas plane back to England after visiting his daughter, however, he was not allowed to board because of his T-shirt.

He had been barred from a flight out to Australia for the same reason in December and again on a domestic flight before being allowed on a Qantas plane from Adelaide to Melbourne.

However, as he attempted to return home on the same carrier, he was stopped at the airport and told that his garment posed a security risk.

"To be fair to Qantas, they have said I can take another flight if I don't wear the T-shirt but I am not prepared to go without the T-shirt," Mr Jasson told news.com.au.

A spokesman for the airline told the website that the breach in security would not be accepted.

"Whether made verbally or on a T-shirt, comments with the potential to offend other customers or threaten the security of a Qantas group aircraft will not be tolerated," he said.