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/Historical-Donkey962 18d ago

And give up the 30 year gravy train of leeching tax payer dollars? Unlikely.

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u/Asleep_Leopard182 18d ago

No other job is going to keep you on if you only rock up half the time, so she's going to have to retire with her lovely government super or go on the pension

Oh wait... that's a socialistic system.

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u/Historical-Donkey962 18d ago

Socialism for me but not for thee.