Senator cosplays as controversial garment to own the senate for 7 days

Pauline Hanson suspended from Australian Senate for burka stunt - just hours after GB News interview Pauline Hanson, the Australian Senator who wore a burka in the chamber, has been suspended from her role for seven days. Ms Hanson, 71, wore the garb in the Senate on Monday as she campaigned to Introduce a Bill that would ban full face coverings in Australia. Her fellow Senators stopped her from formally introducing it - prompting her to storm back into Australia's upper chamber in the veiled clothing. But now, Senate leader Penny Wong has given her the boot."You denied me and the people of Australia to have that voice, you chose to shut that down," Ms Hanson told the country's upper house shortly before her suspension. "The parliamentarians that are here, you dare question me over my respect for this place? "The Senators in this place have no respect for the Australian people when they have an elected member who wants to move something and represent them and have a say," she added. Ms Wong then brought forward a motion to suspend Ms Hanson from the Senate entirely for seven days. A division was called, but then swiftly called off after the One Nation party leader said: "You can cancel that division - the people will judge me at the next election." Her censure and suspension came mere hours after she spoke to GB News about her Bill to ban full face coverings Down Under. "I've been on about radicalisation, what's happening with Islam and the way it's infiltrating... countries around the world," she told The People's Channel. "It's changing. There's parts of Australia and western suburbs of Sydney - you can't even go there." READ MORE ON THE BURKA: Portugal approves burka ban as it becomes latest European country to stop face coverings 'The burka does NOT belong in Sweden - ban it while we can,' warns Deputy PM Boris Johnson reveals true stance on burka ban after GB News grilling over 'letterbox' jibe Italy plans burka ban as PM Giorgia Meloni wages war on 'Islamic separatism' The One Nation leader added that her Bill targeted other forms of face coverings like those worn by "Nazis" at protests in Australia. She told GB News how she called for equality for all Australians - but was denied the right to even speak before her stunt. "Due process was not followed. I'm denied that. This is our democracy. This is our heart. "I have a right as an elected Member of Parliament. Let the people judge me... I'm not going to let these people here who have their own agenda tell me what to do," she added. Pro-Gaza independent Senator Fatima Payman had earlier raged at Ms Hanson's parliamentary protest. "This is... an old trick that Pauline Hanson's pulled out of the bag. Very disrespectful, very un-Australian," Ms Payman fumed to ABC News. She added that the stunt could lead to Muslim women and girls being abused. After Ms Hanson wore the burka, Senate President Sue Lines demanded she leave the chamber for being "disrespectful". But Monday's protest was not the first time the Senator wore the burka. In 2017, she tried to wear the garb in the chamber to highlight how it oppresses women. Our Standards: The GB News Editorial Charter