An Australian senator has been suspended from parliament for a week after wearing a burqa inside the chamber to protest against the ban on the Islamic garment. Senator Pauline Hanson of the anti-immigration One Nation party faced backlash for her actions, with some lawmakers calling it racist and unsafe.

Hanson’s protest involved wearing the full body covering into the chamber, where she refused to remove it. The Senate voted to condemn her actions as “intended to vilify and mock people on the basis of their religion,” according to a motion passed Tuesday. The suspension will last seven consecutive Senate sitting days, continuing when parliament reconvenes in February next year after its holiday break.

Hanson defended her protest, stating that it was about “equality for all Australians” and rejecting claims that her actions aimed to suppress or oppress women. She previously wore a burqa to Parliament in 2017, citing security concerns linked to terrorism. However, this week marked the first time she faced punishment for the act.

The senator’s actions sparked outrage among fellow lawmakers, with Australian Greens leader Larissa Waters calling it a “middle finger to people of faith.” The motion condemned her behavior as “disrespectful to Muslim Australians,” though Hanson insisted her intentions were not to mock religion.

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