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Pauline Hanson at Question Time

Pauline Hanson at Question Time Source: AAP

One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been sharply criticised for wearing a burqa to the Senate during Question Time yesterday. She wore the full Islamic covering ahead of a debate on banning full-face coverings in public. Meanwhile, Deputy National Party leader Fiona Nash has told federal parliament she has received advice from the British Home Office that she may be a British citizen.


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One Nation senator Pauline Hanson has been sharply criticised for wearing a burqa to the Senate during Question Time yesterday. She wore the full Islamic covering ahead of a debate on banning full-face coverings in public. Meanwhile, Deputy National Party leader Fiona Nash has told federal parliament she has received advice from the British Home Office that she may be a British citizen.



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