One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is appealing a court ruling that she was racist towards Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. The appeal is based on the argument that Justice Angus Stewart's decision in September 2022 violated Hanson's freedom of speech.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is appealing a court ruling that she was racist towards a Greens senator when she told her to pack her bags and go back to Pakistan.
Senator Hanson has filed an appeal with the Federal Court, saying the justice's decision "raised alarm among many Australians that their freedom of speech, the freedom to say what they're thinking, is constantly under threat".Senator Pauline Hanson in the Senate, at Parliament House in Canberra on Tuesday 17 September 2024. Photo: Alex Ellinghausen
The Queensland senator claims "a large body of thought" believed the Racial Discrimination Act clause she was found to have breached encroached on the implied right of political communication in the constitution. Justice Stewart found the post was an "angry personal attack" against Senator Faruqi and "a strong form of racism".Senator Mehreen Faruqi leaves the Federal court after winning her racial discrimination case against Senator Pauline Hanson in Sydney on November 1, 2024. Photo: Dominic Lorrimer
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