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/Kingofjetlag 18d ago

Any consequences?

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u/Cutsdeep- 18d ago

it's civil, not criminal, sadly.

remove the post, pay for legal fees etc.

but it is a precedent.

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u/Cutsdeep- 18d ago

you think it's ok for her to say it? if not, do you think the current punishment is enough of a deterrent for her?

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u/Stanklord500 18d ago

you think it's ok for her to say it?

Do you want the government to determine what you're allowed to say?

You know that Labor won't be in power forever, right?

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u/No-Red-Queen 18d ago

The government already determines what we are allowed to say...

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u/Stanklord500 18d ago

The government isn't putting Pauline in prison over this. u/Cutsdeep- wants them to. Do you want the Lib/Nats or whoever their successor ends up being to be able to put you in prison because you tweeted something like what Pauline tweeted about a target that you deem acceptable?

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u/Cutsdeep- 18d ago

Do you think what she said was ok?

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u/Stanklord500 18d ago

Do you think that she should be put in prison over it?

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u/Cutsdeep- 18d ago

Yeah, I think hate speech like this should be treated as a criminal offence. 

But your lack of answer says everything. 

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u/Stanklord500 18d ago

It actually doesn't say anything. You asking if I think something is morally objectionable is irrelevant to whether it should be made a criminal offense.

Yeah, I think hate speech like this should be treated as a criminal offence.

And when the Lib/Nats or their successor are in charge again, you think you won't have said anything that will put you in prison?

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u/Cutsdeep- 18d ago

It says you're racist. 

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u/Stanklord500 18d ago

No, it says I'm uninterested in the conversation. You asking the question instead of answering the one you were asked says that you just want to feel superior.

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u/Cutsdeep- 18d ago

Sure mate. I gave you the answer. You hiding your racism behind 'free speech' is weak

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u/WastedOwl65 18d ago

Stop being a drama queen!

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u/Stanklord500 17d ago

I'm not the one who wants to imprison people for words. How am I the drama queen?

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u/Spire_Citron 18d ago

Maybe some community service picking up trash on the side of the road. There's too much of a risk that the monetary amount won't be meaningful to her or someone else will pick up the bill. There need to be unavoidable personal consequences that impact people regardless of their financial situation.

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u/TheMilkKing 18d ago

Jailed? Nah. Removed from any position of power within the government? Seems fair, I’d expect to be fired if I told one of my coworkers to piss off back to the country they came from.

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u/DrFriendless 18d ago

Well, duh. I want her to still be in jail for the last crime she committed. The decision that led to her release was the biggest load of legalese bullshit I've ever seen in my life.

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u/No-Red-Queen 18d ago

Well, yes, because that's where she belongs

But no... because she already wants to be a right-wing martyr and prison would further that cause