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Court Finds One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson Racially Vilified Greens Senator

A court has found One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against another senator and has ordered her to delete the offending post.
Court Finds One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson Racially Vilified Greens Senator
Senator and One Nation leader Pauline Hanson speaks in Sydney at CPAC Australia on Aug. 20, 2023. Wade Zhong/The Epoch Times
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
10/31/2024|Updated: 10/31/2024
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A court has found One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson committed racial discrimination after told a Greens senator to “piss off back to Pakistan” on X.

The message was aimed at Greens Senator and Deputy Leader Mehreen Faruqi in September 2022, on the day Queen Elizabeth II died.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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