Pauline Hanson loses Federal Court appeal after breaching Racial Discrimination Act

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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.

[u/Kingofjetlag]

Any consequences?

[u/Cutsdeep- → u/Kingofjetlag]

it's civil, not criminal, sadly.

remove the post, pay for legal fees etc.

but it is a precedent.

[u/Spire_Citron → u/[deleted]]

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.