'You're doing ISIS's work for them': Greens senator, Pauline Hanson face off over burqa stunt
A Greens senator has accused Pauline Hanson “putting the entire country at risk” after wearing a burqa into the Parliament, saying the next terrorist attack will be on her.
But the One Nation leader shot back, saying her colleague Sarah Hanson-Young had "missed the entire point" of her exercise.
Ms Hanson squared off with the Greens senator in a fiery Sunrise segment where they discussed possible threats to Australia, including bollards and burqas.
Ms Hanson-Young slammed Ms Hanson's burqa stunt last Thursday, saying it was “an absolute disgrace”.
“I am very concerned that it flies in the face of official advice from our security,” the South Australian senator said,
Ms Hanson-Young said intelligence agencies had pointed out “acts and stunts… only served to incite more violence and hatred from both sides”.
“That is extremely dangerous and is not fit for somebody who wants to sit in parliament,” she said.
“You know, Pauline, I think you need to really reflect on the fact that security experts, foreign policy experts have said that what you did last week will now be used as the recent kind of fodder for promoting extremism.
“It is extremely dangerous. You are putting the entire country at risk.
“You say you are worried about security yet you refuse to listen to the advice from experts,” Ms Hanson-Young said.
"Everyone knew it was you being a goose."
But the One Nation leader hit back, telling Ms Hanson-Young: "I totally disagree with you. You have missed the entire point."
The Queensland senator said her proposed ban was “not only for national security but for social cohesion”.
“When we go to vote, the vote is taken on facial recognition.
“There is no requirement for dress code on the floor of parliament. When we actually go to vote, the vote is taken on facial recognition.”
Ms Hanson added that Parliament security did not "ask to see my face".
“You were not there, you wouldn’t have a clue.”
Ms Hanson also pointed out that several countries around the world had banned the burqa “not just for social security, but for other reasons”.
Earlier in the segment, it was questions about showing – or not showing – identification that the One Nation leader was concerned with.
“I do believe that the burqa is something we have to talk about,” Ms Hanson said, suggesting her proposed bill would ban all manner of headwear including “full-faced coverings, balaclavas, helmets, whatever”.
On the back of announcements from the Turnbull government to roll out bollards across the nation to protect Australians from possible vehicle terrorist attacks, Ms Hanson described it as sad but necessary.
“It is quite apparent that we cannot control it. It is part of our life top our lives now. It is a shame,” Ms Hanson said on Sunrise.
One Nation's primary vote rose from 8 per cent to 9 per cent in the latest Newspoll while the Greens dropped two points.
