Labor MP Aly attacked in 'racist' flyers

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson says her party has nothing to do with flyers attacking Anne Aly that have been distributed in the WA Labor MP's electorate.

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The flyers say Labor's Anne Aly supports banning any criticism of Islam "just like Saudi Arabia". (AAP)

Flyers attacking Anne Aly have been distributed in the West Australian Labor MP's electorate.

The flyers refer to Dr Aly by her full Egyptian given name and says she supports banning any criticism of Islam "just like Saudi Arabia".

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson, who is in Perth, said her party had nothing to do with it but rejected descriptions of the material as racist.

"That word is just thrown around too easily these days. You can't have an opinion or say anything without being called racist," Senator Hanson told ABC radio on Tuesday.

She said it was a personal attack on Dr Aly and she didn't agree with it.

"We don't fight in the gutter. It's not my way or my candidates' (way)," she said.

Senator Hanson confronted Dr Aly on Monday during a chance encounter in Cowan, which the counter-terrorism expert holds with a margin of 0.7 per cent, complaining about her speaking to a journalist about a private lunch they had three years ago.

Dr Aly appeared surprised, asking Senator Hanson why she was bringing it up now.


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