Overview
- The Senate voted 55–5 that Hanson's wearing of a burqa was intended to vilify on the basis of religion and was disrespectful to Muslim Australians.
- Hanson defended the act as a protest after she was refused leave to table a bill banning burqas and other face coverings, later posting, "If they don't want me wearing it — ban the burqa."
- Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi and independent Fatima Payman condemned the move, and Labor's Penny Wong moved the successful censure motion.
- Following a publicized dinner with Hanson, former deputy prime minister Barnaby Joyce left the National Party to sit as an independent and says he is considering joining One Nation.
- Recent polling shows One Nation's support has climbed since May to around 18% in some surveys, as Hanson praises Nigel Farage and warns that England has become "unrecognisable."