Pauline Hanson loses bid to overturn Mehreen Faruqi racial discrimination finding
Summary
A court confirmed that Pauline Hanson broke racial discrimination laws with a 2022 tweet targeting Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi. Hanson’s appeal against the ruling was rejected by federal court judges.Key Facts
- Pauline Hanson tweeted that Mehreen Faruqi should “pack your bags and piss off back to Pakistan.”
- A judge found Hanson’s tweet was seriously offensive and intimidating and broke the Racial Discrimination Act.
- Hanson appealed the decision but lost when three federal court judges upheld the ruling.
- Mehreen Faruqi was present in court for the appeal decision, but Hanson did not attend.
- The case tested whether such racist behaviour is unlawful and also whether it conflicts with political speech rights.
- Hanson argued her free speech was threatened by the ruling, but the court disagreed.
- Faruqi called the decision a landmark win against racism and said it would encourage others to stand up against discrimination.
- The legal focus was on section 18C of the Racial Discrimination Act, which bans offensive racial conduct.
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