Pauline Hanson branded ‘absolute scumbag’ during heated parliamentary debate over tweet

Greens motion to censure One Nation senator for racist statement' was amended to call for respectful debate

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Pauline Hanson was branded a scumbag" by a fellow senator during a highly charged parliamentary debate in the wake of an incendiary tweet Hanson posted about Greens politician Mehreen Faruqi.

The Greens introduced a motion on Tuesday calling on the Senate to censure Hanson for her divisive, anti-migrant and racist statement telling senator Faruqi to piss off back to Pakistan', which does not reflect the opinions of the Australian Senate or the Australian people".

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