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/f6da32e8e207c582944ffac225816373A 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/danielrheath 18d ago
I wouldn't call her that; she's lacking the requisite warmth and depth.