Commentary
Senator Pauline Hanson has not been a stranger to controversy in her political career.
In August 2017, she dressed in a burka as a means of focusing on the discrimination suffered by Islamic women in Australia. It generated a furious response by the then attorney-general, Senator George Brandis, who sharply rebuked Hanson’s action and described her display as a disgusting exercise that trivialised the views of Australia’s Islamic population and disrespected the Senate.
Now, the media have reported that Hanson “stormed” out of the Senate during the “Acknowledgement of Country” ritual—also known as the Welcome to Country ceremony….