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Senator Pauline Hanson censured and suspended from the Senate after burqa stunt

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One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been censured and suspended from parliament for seven days after wearing a burqa in the Senate, in what has been widely condemned as an offensive political stunt. It comes as National Party MP Barnaby Joyce fuels speculation he could defect to the party.
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