Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pauline Hanson of the anti-immigration One Nation party was seeking to introduce a bill in the Senate that would ban full face ...

Australians have once again called on the federal government to enforce a burqa ban years after Pauline Hanson wore one of the religious coverings in Parliament. At least 1,800 people have signed a ...

A far-right Australian politician sparked outrage Monday after donning a burqa at the country's parliament, in a display that other lawmakers slammed as "racist". Pauline Hanson of the ...

A conservative lawmaker pushing to ban face coverings in Australia is under fire after video shows her wearing a burqa to Parliament, sparking fury from fellow senators. Footage shows Senator Pauline ...

MEBOURNE, Australia — An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.

Sydney — A far-right Australian politician sparked outrage Monday after donning a burqa at the country's parliament, in a display that other lawmakers condemned as racist, unsafe and disrespectful.

Australian One Nation Party Senator Pauline Hanson (L) has described Islam as "a culture and ideology that is incompatible with our own" - Copyright AFP/File DAVID ...