Pauline Hanson’s ‘back to Pakistan’ tweet not racist, appeals court told

Discrimination 2025-11-17 11:08 pm

One Nation’s Pauline Hanson was not motivated by racism but provoked by the hypocrisy of rival politician Mehreen Faruqi when she fired off her “piss off back to Pakistan” tweet, her lawyer told the Full Federal Court Monday. But Faruqi’s barrister has told the appeals court the accusation of hypocrisy was itself racist.
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