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Australian senator accused of racism after wearing burqa to parliament
Pauline Hanson wore a burqa in the Australian Senate to push a ban on full-face coverings, prompting suspension and accusations of racism from Muslim senators.
- On Monday, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson entered the Senate chamber, Canberra wearing a burqa to protest being denied leave to table her bill, drawing immediate outrage from fellow senators.
- After being denied permission to introduce a bill, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson wore a burqa shortly to protest, continuing her campaign against burqa and full-face coverings since 2002.
- The Senate suspended proceedings for more than 1.5 hours after Hanson refused to remove the burqa, and a majority voted to impose a sanction preventing her entry for the day.
- Proceedings resumed at about 5:50pm without Senator Hanson in attendance after the chamber was shut down; Hanson labelled colleagues 'hypocrites' on social media and left among the last senators to depart.
- Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi said the stunt was racist and Islamophobic, while Aftab Malik warned it will deepen safety risks for Muslim women, amid One Nation party's four Senate seats.
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