Pauline Hanson burqa incidents

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On separate occasions in 2017 and 2025, Pauline Hanson, a senator for Queensland and leader of One Nation, wore a burqa into the chamber of the Australian Senate as a form of protest over that chamber's refusal to consider a ban on full-face coverings throughout Australia. Hanson, a prominent right-wing political figure in Australia, has long supported a ban on full-face coverings, including the Islamic burqa and niqab, citing threats to Australian national security. In both incidents, she was widely condemned by the senate, and in 2025 was censured. Despite widespread condemnation, former Nationals leader and deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce expressed his support, as did senator Ralph Babet.

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