Pauline Hanson Loses Appeal in Racial Discrimination Case
Australian right-wing leader Pauline Hanson lost her appeal against a racial discrimination ruling for telling Muslim senator Mehreen Faruqi to 'go back to Pakistan'. The court upheld the original finding of racial vilification against Hanson, and Hanson is now considering an appeal to the Australian Supreme Court, citing freedom of political speech.
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Australian court upholds racial discrimination ruling against Pauline Hanson
One Nation leader loses bid to overturn ruling that she racially discriminated against Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
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Judges find in Faruqi’s favour after One Nation leader launched an appeal against judgement she had breached Racial Discrimination Act A court has upheld the finding that Pauline Hanson engaged in racial discrimination against Mehreen Faruqi when she tweeted the Greens senator should “pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan”. The One Nation leader launched the appeal in November, almost a month after Justice Angus Stewart found Hanson engaged in “seriously offensive” and intimidating beh...
By Jordyn Beazley
Read full article →Australian court rejects racial discrimination appeal by Pauline Hanson
Court upholds earlier ruling that a post directed at Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi was unlawful.
Read full article →Australia’s far-right Pauline Hanson loses appeal in racism case
A popular far-right Australian politician failed on Monday to overturn a racial vilification finding that was handed down after she told a Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan. Senator Pauline Hanson has emerged as one of Australia’s most popular politicians, wooing voters with calls for strict immigration curbs, mass deportations of “illegal migrants” and enhanced free speech protections. Hanson took aim at Pakistan-born Australian lawmaker Mehreen Faruqi in 2022 over comments made in the w...
By Agence France-Presse
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Read full article →Australian politician fails to overturn racial vilification ruling over telling Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan
A popular far-right Australian politician failed on Monday to overturn a racial vilification finding that was handed down after she told a Muslim senator to go back to Pakistan. Senator Pauline Hanson has emerged as one of Australia’s most popular politicians, wooing voters with calls for strict immigration curbs, mass deportations of “illegal migrants” and enhanced free speech protections. Hanson took aim at Pakistan-born Australian lawmaker Mehreen Faruqi in 2022 over comments made in the w...
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