00:02A triumphant victory that Maureen Faruqi says is not just about her.
00:07Today's win is for every single person out there who has been told to go back to where you came
00:15from.
00:15The Greens Senator took Pauline Hanson to the Federal Court over this ex-post in 2022,
00:22telling the Senator to pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan.
00:26It was in reply to Maureen Faruqi's post on the day of the Queen's death,
00:31where Senator Faruqi said she cannot mourn the leader of a racist empire.
00:37In 2024, the court found Pauline Hanson's comment was Islamophobic
00:42and breached the Racial Discrimination Act, a ruling upheld today.
00:47This is about saying to Pauline Hanson that you will be held accountable for the racism,
00:52the vile racism that you spout.
00:55Senator Hanson says she'll review the decision.
00:58With a view to commencing an appeal in the High Court of Australia.
01:02Doubling down on sentiments she says shouldn't be silenced.
01:07Some of those views may not be what certain people would like to hear,
01:11but that doesn't mean that they are not valid views.
01:15Today's judgment found that while political communication must leave room for insult,
01:20it doesn't mean that there should be no limits.
01:22And it found that remarks that are offensive or humiliating
01:26can silence those people's right to political communication.
01:30As for whether Senator Faruqi is ready to continue this argument in the High Court...
01:36Bring it on. Bring it on.
01:38Senator Hanson has 28 days to file that appeal.
01:44Thank you for your work.
01:45So...
01:45...
01:45And...
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01:47You
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