After Australia’s Senate refused to act Monday on a proposal to ban the burka from being worn in public, the supporter of the bill spawned a war of words by wearing one into the chamber. The Senate ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pauline Hanson of the anti-immigration One Nation party was seeking to introduce a bill in the Senate that would ban full face ...

A far-right Australian politician sparked outrage Monday after donning a burqa at the country's parliament, in a display that other lawmakers slammed as "racist". Pauline Hanson of the ...

A conservative lawmaker pushing to ban face coverings in Australia is under fire after video shows her wearing a burqa to Parliament, sparking fury from fellow senators. Footage shows Senator Pauline ...

Speaking to Crux, Archbishop Joan Planellas of Tarragona said he didn’t believe the debate itself was a good idea.

MEBOURNE, Australia (AP) — An Australian senator who is campaigning for a national burqa ban was barred Tuesday from Parliament for the rest of the year for wearing the Muslim garment in the chamber.