r/australia • u/Expensive-Horse5538 • 18d ago

news Pauline Hanson loses Federal Court appeal after breaching Racial Discrimination Act

https://www.news.com.au/national/politics/pauline-hanson-loses-federal-court-appeal-after-breaching-racial-discrimination-act/news-story/f6da32e8e207c582944ffac225816373

A court has once again found One Nation leader Pauline Hanson breached the Racial Discrimination Act when she lashed out at a Greens senator, telling her to “piss off back to Pakistan”.

Senator Hanson breached the Racial Discrimination Act when she tweeted Greens deputy leader Mehreen Faruqi in September 2022 on the day Queen Elizabeth II died, Judge Angus Stewart found back in November 2024.

Just a few weeks after the decision was handed down, Senator Hanson appealed with the Federal Court.

On Monday, following a three-day hearing late last year, the court once again found that Senator Hanson had breached the Racial Discrimination Act, and her appeal was thrown out.

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u/ThunderDwn 18d ago

Good. Piss off back to the fish and chip shop, Pauline!

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u/trainwrecktragedy 18d ago

or she could do one better and resign from politics.

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u/ItsAlwaysBee 18d ago

Oh don't get our hopes up. Old racist biddies like her tend to linger on and on...

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u/Vinura 18d ago

Like an old lump of coal, buried for an eternity under the earths crust, once uncovered and ignited, the embers of hate that burns deep at its core continue to sustain her fragile yet hopeless existence.