One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson will be censured by her upper house colleagues for wearing a burqa in the Senate chamber.

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Australian Senator Pauline Hanson reignited controversy in parliament on Monday when the far-right lawmaker arrived on the Senate floor wearing a burka, a stunt intended to highlight her call for a nationwide ban on full-face coverings. Muslim senators immediately condemned the display.

Liberal Senator Dave Sharma has gone nuclear on One Nation leader Pauline Hanson over her "offensive" and "shocking" burqa stunt which resulted in the suspension of the Senate session.

The report comes after women were left laying in rubble for hours, waiting for female rescuers following an earthquake.

The Austrian government has officially proposed a bill to completely ban the wearing of Islamic headscarves, such as hijabs and burqas, by students