Australian court rejects racial discrimination appeal by Pauline Hanson
Summary
An Australian court has rejected Pauline Hanson’s appeal against a ruling that found her guilty of racial discrimination against a Muslim senator. Hanson was ruled to have made an unlawful and Islamophobic comment telling Senator Mehreen Faruqi to “go back to Pakistan.”Key Facts
- Pauline Hanson is the leader of the One Nation party in Australia.
- In 2024, Hanson was found to have racially discriminated against Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
- Hanson told Faruqi in a social media post to “pack your bags and p*** off back to Pakistan.”
- The comment was made on the day Queen Elizabeth II died while responding to Faruqi’s criticism of colonialism.
- The Full Federal Court of Australia ruled unanimously that Hanson’s comment was unlawful and not protected by free speech.
- The court described the comment as anti-Muslim, Islamophobic, and a form of hate speech.
- Hanson’s legal team plans to appeal to Australia’s highest court, the High Court.
- Hanson has called for Australia to be a “monocultural” society and opposes multiculturalism.
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