Pauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination finding
An Australian federal court has upheld a ruling that One Nation leader Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi in a 2022 social media post. The court rejected Hanson's appeal, which had argued that the ruling infringed upon freedom of political communication.
Pauline Hanson (left) appealed a federal court decision that found she had racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi (right) in a 2022 social media post. Composite: AAP/Getty Images Pauline Hanson (left) appealed a federal court decision that found she had racially discriminated against Mehreen Faruqi (right) in a 2022 social media post. Composite: AAP/Getty Images Australian Greens Pauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination finding Judges find in Faruqi’s favour after One Nation leader launched an appeal against judgement she had breached Racial Discrimination Act
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