Pauline Hanson wears burqa in Senate 2025

The Canberra Times

The Senate was suspended after One Nation leader Pauline Hanson drew strong criticism from senators when she wore a burqa into the chamber on November 24, 2025.

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00:00Senator, Senator Thorpe, Senator Thorpe, Senator Faruqi.

00:13President, a dress code might be a choice of the Senators, but racism should not be the choice of the Senate.

00:21She is disrespecting her faith. She is disrespecting the Muslims out there, Muslim Australians.

00:27It's absolutely unconstitutional. This needs to be dealt with immediately before we proceed.

00:34Did you just come from Afghanistan? Wow, holy, wow.

00:47Shame on you. Shame on you.

00:50And so are you.

00:52This is 2017.

00:56Senator Faruqi.

00:58President, a dress code might be a choice of the Senators, but racism should not be the choice of the Senate.

01:07This is a racist Senator displaying blatant racism and Islamophobia, President.

01:13And you, someone, someone should pull her up on that.

01:17Senator Faruqi.

01:17And it is you in the chair. You should be pulling her up on that.

01:21Resume your seat. Senator Payman, on the same issue, I take it?

01:26What else would I be talking about, Deputy President?

01:29Because if this is about the dress code, she is disrespecting her faith.

01:35She is disrespecting the Muslims out there, Muslim Australians.

01:39It's absolutely unconstitutional.

01:41This needs to be dealt with immediately before we proceed.

01:48It's disgraceful.

01:50Senator Payman, resume your seat.

01:53Senator Payman, resume your seat.

01:57Your position has been made clear.

02:00This is a matter for the entire Senate Chamber.

02:03I have made the previous rulings of this Senate clear.

02:07If the Senate wants to change that ruling, that is a matter for the entire Chamber, not for me.

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