SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian far-right Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday as a political prop in her push to ban the Muslim garment in public, sparking accusations of racism ...

Australian far-right senator Pauline Hanson sparked outrage after she wore a burqa to parliament on Monday (November 24), the second time she has used the head garment worn by some Muslim women as a ...

CANBERRA (Reuters) - Australian far-right senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa to parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign to ban the all-enveloping garment worn by some Muslim women, drawing a ...

A conservative lawmaker pushing to ban face coverings in Australia is under fire after video shows her wearing a burqa to Parliament, sparking fury from fellow senators. Footage shows Senator Pauline ...

CANBERRA, Australia-- An Australian senator has provoked an angry backlash from lawmakers by wearing a burqa in Parliament as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face coverings. Pauline ...

MEBOURNE, Australia — An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.

An Australian senator drew gasps and jeers from her colleagues after entering the chamber dressed in a burka to promote her party's bid to ban the Islamic garment. Pauline Hanson, the leader of the ...

Since the proposed bans on the wearing of the burqa in France, the issue has been simmering in the Australian blogosphere. An Australian radio shock-jock, and ex-police officer, drew criticism ...

Pauline Hanson, the leader of Australia's right-wing One Nation party, provoked gasps in the Australian national Senate Wednesday after she entered the chamber wearing a full-length burqa to demand ...

CANBERRA, Australia (AP) - An Australian senator provoked an angry backlash from lawmakers by wearing a burqa in Parliament on Thursday as part of her campaign for a national ban on Islamic face ...

Faceless in a long black burqa, the woman took a front-row seat in the Australian Senate chambers Thursday and sat like that for several minutes: silent, well aware she'd caused a scene. Then she rose ...

This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article. Given the reaction of some parts of the media, one could be forgiven for assuming that Europe and the rest of the ...