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Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa in the Australian Senate chamber on Monday after being denied permission to introduce a bill banning burqas and full-face coverings in public places, prompting immediate condemnation from fellow senators.

Senator Pauline Hanson wore a burqa in the Australian Senate chamber on Monday after being denied permission to introduce a bill banning burqas and full-face coverings in public places, prompting immediate condemnation from fellow senators.

The Senate voted 55 to 5 to censure Hanson for actions deemed intended to vilify and mock people based on their religion, with only Hanson, her three One Nation colleagues and United Australia senator Ralph Babet opposing the motion.

The Senate voted 55 to 5 to censure Hanson for actions deemed intended to vilify and mock people based on their religion, with only Hanson, her three One Nation colleagues and United Australia senator Ralph Babet opposing the motion.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong moved the censure motion, stating that Hanson has been parading prejudice as protest for decades and that her actions were disrespectful to Muslim Australians and damaged the institution of parliament.

Foreign Minister Penny Wong moved the censure motion, stating that Hanson has been parading prejudice as protest for decades and that her actions were disrespectful to Muslim Australians and damaged the institution of parliament.

Senator Mehreen Faruqi, a Muslim Greens senator, called Hanson's display blatant racism, while independent senator Fatima Payman described the stunt as disgraceful and disrespectful to people of faith.

Senator Mehreen Faruqi, a Muslim Greens senator, called Hanson's display blatant racism, while independent senator Fatima Payman described the stunt as disgraceful and disrespectful to people of faith.

The Senate suspended Hanson for seven sitting days after she refused to apologize adequately, with the motion also barring her from representing the Senate in any delegation during the current parliament's term.

The Senate suspended Hanson for seven sitting days after she refused to apologize adequately, with the motion also barring her from representing the Senate in any delegation during the current parliament's term.

This marked the second time Hanson wore a burqa in parliament, repeating a 2017 stunt, as her One Nation party has reached record polling levels of 15 percent amid rising concerns about immigration in Australia.

This marked the second time Hanson wore a burqa in parliament, repeating a 2017 stunt, as her One Nation party has reached record polling levels of 15 percent amid rising concerns about immigration in Australia.

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