Australia senator condemned for burka stunt in parliament

Pauline Hanson donned a black burka as she sought to push for a ban on the garment.

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Pauline Hanson was condemned by fellow senators, with one accusing her of "blatant racism". Proceedings in the senate were halted as she refused to remove the item.

The Queensland senator, of the anti-immigration One Nation party, was seeking to introduce a bill that would ban full face coverings in public – a policy she has long campaigned for.

It is the second time she has worn the garment – which covers the face and body – in parliament, and said her actions were in protest at the senate rejecting her bill.

Shortly after other lawmakers blocked her from introducing the bill on Monday, she returned wearing a black burka.