Today, on November 25, Australian Senator Pauline Hanson was suspended from her duties for 7 days for wearing a burqa into the Senate.
According to Reuters news agency, the senator wore the burqa in a manner not in accordance with parliamentary dress standards, and this action was sharply criticized by members of parliament.
It is known that on November 24, Hanson entered the upper house wearing a burqa after she was not permitted to debate a bill to ban burqas and other face-coverings in public places. Muslim lawmakers described her action as racism.
Australian Foreign Minister and Labor Party leader Penny Wong called the senator's actions a "stunt to damage social cohesion and insult an entire religion."
Hanson has been known since the 1990s for her strong stance against Asian immigration and asylum seekers and has pursued a number of political initiatives against Islamic dress. This is the second time she has worn a burqa into parliament, with the previous incident occurring in 2017.
Senator Hanson emphasized that she will not change her views and that there is no dress code in parliament.
