In Australia, a judge fined a rival senator for making racist remarks against Pakistani-origin senator Mehreen Farooqui.
According to the Australian media, Judge Angus Stewart, while giving a decision on the request of Senator Mehreen Farooqui of Pakistani origin, said that the remarks made by Senator Pauline Hanson are a violation of the anti-racism law. The judge ordered Sen. Paulon to remove the controversial post on social media about Senator Mehreen Farooqi and to pay a heavy fine including court costs.
Pauline Hanson, head of the anti-refugee and white extremist party, made a very controversial statement against Senator Mehreen Farooqi on X (Twitter) in 2022, asking her to return to Pakistan. Mehreen Farooqi had filed an application against the senator in the Federal Court. Senator Mehreen Farooqui of Australia is an engineer and she moved to Australia with her husband in 1992 under the Skilled Economic Program.
