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Pauline Hanson was suspended for seven sitting days after refusing to remove a burqa worn to protest a bill banning full-face coverings, sparking accusations of racism and Islamophobia.
- On Monday, Pauline Hanson, One Nation leader and senator for Queensland, entered the Senate chamber in Canberra wearing a burqa after being blocked from tabling a bill to ban full-face coverings as a political prop.
- Hanson has long campaigned against full-face coverings since 2002 and previously wore a burqa in the Senate during the 2017 incident while pressing for a national ban.
- Refusing to remove the garment, Pauline Hanson prompted a suspension of Senate proceedings when she stayed in the chamber, while Senate leaders moved formal motions to address her conduct.
- Advocates warned the stunt would stigmatise and threaten burqa-wearing women, with Muslim Mehreen Faruqi and Fatima Payman condemning it as racist, while Aftab Malik cited fewer than 250 women affected.
- The episode sits within a global conversation about bans on face coverings as the One Nation party holds four Senate seats after May's general election and Hanson cited countries that have banned or restricted burqas.
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The boss and founder of the right-wing "One Nation" party wants to ban the Islamic whole body veil. To express her concern, she appeared in Burka in the Australian upper house – there is "no dress code in parliament".
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This was an interesting move by a member of Australia’ parliament. An Australian senator is facing major backlash after wearing a burqa inside of the Australia parliament’s chamber. Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa in the chamber to protest to ban the burqa from being worn in Australia. Here’s a photo of Hanson wearing the burqa: Pauline Hanson sent the Senate into a meltdown after she wore a burqa again Aussies applaud you, Pauline! pic.twi…
Australia’s Senate Erupts Over Burqa Ban Stunt
Australia’s Senate erupted in chaos after One Nation Sen. Pauline Hanson entered the chamber wearing a full burqa, reigniting debate over her long-running Burqa Ban campaign. Hanson appeared in the face-covering shortly after being denied permission to introduce her bill, prompting immediate shouting as senators demanded she remove it. The Burqa Ban controversy quickly halted proceedings. Hanson refused to comply, triggering condemnation from le…
Pauline Hanson, leader of the right-wing populist One Nation party in Australia, has been suspended from the Senate after wearing a burqa during a meeting in the chamber.
Who is Pauline Hanson? Australian Senator wears burqa in Parliament, sparks uproar — A look at her personal life, career
Pauline Hanson, a 71-year-old far-right Senator, was suspended for seven sitting days after wearing a burqa in a protest to ban the garment. The Senator said that her One Nation was stopped from even introducing a Bill, meaning the Parliament couldn't have a debate.
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