Multicultural Minister Anne Aly says Australian ladies must be afforded “bodily autonomy” following a burqa stunt by One Nation chief Pauline Hanson.
The Queensland senator was attempting to desk a movement to ban the burqa — a head-and-body overlaying predominantly worn by Muslim ladies in Afghanistan — on Monday afternoon, however the movement was not granted.
Moments later, she returned to the Senate chamber to vote in a division, alongside Coalition and crossbench senators, carrying a black burqa, together with her legs seen, to the protests of Senators.
Talking completely to SBS Information shortly after the stunt, Aly says she is “upset” that the elected consultant “selected to disrespect” a small cohort of ladies.
“It is a very, very, very small minority of ladies who put on a burqa,” she mentioned on Tuesday afternoon.
Multicultural Minister Anne Aly says Australian ladies must be afforded “bodily autonomy”. Supply: AAP / Mick Tsikas
“You understand, most Muslim ladies who select to cowl put on a hijab, after which there may be a number of ladies like me who select to not cowl. The vital factor is alternative.”
She mentioned, ladies “must be allowed and afforded the bodily autonomy to put on what she needs to put on, whether or not that is a bikini or a burka”.
Senators interjected within the chamber as Pauline Hanson strode in carrying the full-body overlaying. Supply: AAP / Mick Tsikas
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