{"id":2514172,"date":"2025-11-24T18:17:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T23:17:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-senate-suspended-after-right-wing-leader-wears-burka-in-protest\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T18:19:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T23:19:49","slug":"australian-senate-suspended-after-right-wing-leader-wears-burka-in-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australian-senate-suspended-after-right-wing-leader-wears-burka-in-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Senate Suspended After Right-Wing Leader Wears Burka in Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Faustralian-senate-suspended-after-right-wing-leader-wears-burka-in-protest%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2514172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Australian Senator Pauline Hanson, leader of the One Nation party and an opponent of immigration, stirred controversy in Parliament after the Senate rejected her proposal to ban the burka in public. In protest, Hanson wore a burka into the Senate chamber, prompting its suspension. She stated that if the Parliament would not ban the burka,she would demonstrate its presence to highlight her concerns about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> and women&#8217;s rights,claiming the garment is oppressive and contrary to Australian culture. Her <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >stunt drew sharp criticism<\/a>, with some accusing her of racism and disrespect toward people of faith. Various politicians, including Muslim Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi and Foreign Minister Penny Wong, condemned the act as offensive and divisive.Hanson defended her position by emphasizing security and cultural values, insisting that if wearing the burka in Parliament is unacceptable, than it shoudl be banned outright.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>After Australia&rsquo;s Senate refused to act Monday on a proposal to ban the burka from being worn in public, the supporter of the bill spawned a war of words by wearing one into the chamber.<\/p>\n<p>The Senate was then suspended due to the actions of Sen. Pauline Hanson of the One Nation party, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.skynews.com.au\/australia-news\/politics\/senate-suspended-after-one-nation-leader-pauline-hanson-wears-burqa\/news-story\/6f1f833bd2f82bbd513684c891ce12e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sky News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So straight away they denied me the right to ban the burka. So I actually left the chamber, went up and I put the burka on. And I thought &lsquo;Well, if you <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-continuous-media-covid-fear-mongering-may-backfire-and-diminish-democrat-voter-turnout\/\" title=\"The Continuous Media COVID Fear Mongering May BACKFIRE and Diminish Democrat Voter Turnout\">won&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t the ban the burka, then I&rsquo;m going to wear it,&rsquo;&rdquo; Hanson, an opponent of immigration, said.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FPaulineHansonAu%2Fposts%2Fpfbid02aXq1LFyEadz5B4MVNtzr1BYA9ZFLtRpVyxQ9savZfnyfFJM61dPKfEuSTYvSa42Bl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"736\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Well, didn&rsquo;t that upset them. They didn&rsquo;t want me to wear the burka in Parliament. They don&rsquo;t want to ban it, but they don&rsquo;t want me to wear it in Parliament, so what do they want? They&rsquo;re a bunch of hypocrites,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>The ruffled feathers included allegations of racism.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;This is a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/unstable-non-genius-biden-aides-feared-cranky-candidates-epic-tongue-lashings-book-finds\/\" title=\"UNSTABLE NON-GENIUS: Biden Aides Feared \u2018Cranky\u2019 Candidate\u2019s \u2018Epic Tongue-Lashings,\u2019 Book Finds\">racist senator<\/a>, displaying blatant racism,&rdquo; said Mehreen Faruqi, a Muslim Greens senator, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cz94pdkzqvwo\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BBC<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Foreign Minister Penny Wong called the stunt &ldquo;disrespectful&rdquo;.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;We represent in our states, people of every faith, of every faith of all backgrounds. And we should do so decently,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Greens leader Larissa Waters said, &ldquo;Clearly, what has happened today is not a genuine demonstration of faith,&rdquo; according to Sky News.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In fact is the middle finger to people of faith. It is extremely racist and unsafe,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>Hanson said she wants to improve security.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;My concern is, as a nation, for national security &hellip; Also for women&rsquo;s rights, that they&rsquo;re not forced to wear the full burka against their will,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I think it goes against our culture and our way of life,&rdquo; she said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">&#128680; After the government BLOCKED her move to ban full-face coverings, Pauline Hanson entered the Senate in a BURQA to prove her point.<\/p>\n<p>The reaction from the usual suspects says everything.<\/p>\n<p>Full story: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ql6admIApo\">https:\/\/t.co\/ql6admIApo<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/4j4NiUvNCt\">pic.twitter.com\/4j4NiUvNCt<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Avi Yemini (@OzraeliAvi) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OzraeliAvi\/status\/1992842320602177907?\">November 24, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>  &ldquo;Despite the ban in 24 countries across the world (including Islamic countries), the hypocrites in our parliament have rejected my Bill,&rdquo; Hanson posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=1399109308249254&amp;set=a.327210308772498\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;So if the parliament won&rsquo;t ban it, I will display this oppressive, radical, non-religious head garb that [risks] our national security and the ill treatment of women on the floor of our parliament so that every Australian knows what&rsquo;s at stake,&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;If they don&rsquo;t want me wearing it &ndash; ban the burka,&rdquo; she posted.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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