Archive · 27 Jul 2026
Australian Court Upholds Racial Discrimination Ruling Against Pauline Hanson
Pauline Hanson, a right-wing leader in Australia, made a comment on social media telling a Muslim senator, Mehreen Faruqi, to 'piss off back to Pakistan.'
A court ruled that this comment was racist and against the law.
Hanson appealed this decision, but the court upheld the original ruling.
Faruqi said this win is for everyone who has been told to go back to where they came from.
Hanson is disappointed and plans to appeal to the highest court in Australia.
Pauline Hanson made a racist comment on social media directed at Senator Mehreen Faruqi.
The comment was ruled unlawful and discriminatory by an Australian court.
Hanson appealed the decision, but the Full Federal Court of Australia upheld the ruling.
Faruqi celebrated the decision as a win for those who have faced similar discrimination.
Hanson plans to appeal the decision to the High Court of Australia.
- Who
- Pauline Hanson and Senator Mehreen Faruqi
- What
- A racial discrimination case involving a social media comment
- When
- September 2022 (incident), 2024 (initial ruling), July 27, 2024 (appeal)
- Where
- Australia
- Why
- Hanson's comment was deemed unlawful and discriminatory
Faruqi's Perspective
Hanson's Perspective
Legality of the Comment
Faruqi's Perspective
The comment was unlawful and constituted racial discrimination.
Hanson's Perspective
The comment did not breach the law and the law itself is constitutionally invalid.
Impact of the Comment
Faruqi's Perspective
The comment offended, insulted, humiliated, and intimidated Faruqi and other Muslim Australians.
Hanson's Perspective
The comment was a personal opinion and not intended to discriminate.
- Date of Incident
- September 2022
- Date of Initial Ruling
- 2024
- Date of Appeal
- July 27, 2024
- Court
- Full Federal Court of Australia
- Parties Involved
- Pauline Hanson and Senator Mehreen Faruqi
- Legal Basis
- Australia's laws against racial discrimination
- Next Steps
- Hanson plans to appeal to the High Court of Australia