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Unrepentant Hanson wears widespread criticism over burqa move

Kiongozi wa chama cha One Nation Pauline Hanson ndani ya Seneti, Canberra

Kiongozi wa chama cha One Nation Pauline Hanson ndani ya Seneti, Canberra Source: Picha: AAP

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended entering parliament dressed in a burqa, saying it was about national security.


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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has defended entering parliament dressed in a burqa, saying it was about national security.


The One Nation 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.

 

 


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