Pauline Hanson wearing burqa

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson wearing a burqa during Senate Question Time. (AAP)

پولین هنسن، رهبر حزب ملت واحد (One Nation) با برقع در مجلس سنا Source: AAP

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended entering parliament dressed in a burqa, saying it was about national security. The Senator wore a full Islamic covering ahead of a debate in parliament in Canberra on banning full-face coverings in public. The move has been criticised by both sides of politics, but she says she is not at all embarrassed by what she did. Please listen to the full report here.



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