Australia Review (19/8/2017)

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

Senators applaud Attorney-General George Brandis for criticising Senator Pauline Hanson’s wearing of a burqa in the Senate Source: AAP

A Melbourne council voted to drop references to Australia Day and cancel citizenship ceremonies on January the 26th.

Prime Minister Turnbull says it is an attack on Australian values.

But others have applauded the City of Yarra's decision as a mark of respect for Indigenous people, who say it is not a day for celebration.