Pauline Hanson, an anti-immigration campaigner, shocked Parliament when she wore the burka into the chamber, to try to urge the attorney-general to ban the Islamic garment.

After receiving worldwide condemnation,Sky News host Tom Macleod clashed with the Australian MP as he demanded statistics following Ms Hansons claims.

Ms Hanson argued that political correctness in Australia would be to the countries detriment if the burka was not banned.

She said: It has been banned in a lot of countries in the world and actually a lot of them are Muslim countries. Malaysia, Tunisia, Egypt, Congo to name some.

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No, Australia hasnt banned it yet because we are politically correct here which is going to be to our detriment.

We are so far behind the rest of the world. They actually have the burka there and now [in Australia] and theyrealisethe impact it is having on their culture and their way of life and we need to address it now before our population of Muslims in this country grows to a stance that we cannot address.

I think this is very important. This is Australia, the burka is not Australian.

This is not the culture that we want here its not the culture of wearing the burka and hiding your face.

Its oppression of women, its control of women by a political ideology which is incompatible with our culture and way of life.

The Australian MP continued with her rant before she claimed that England hasitsown problems.

Australia hasnt banned it yet because we are politically correct here which is going to be to our detriment

Pauline Hanson

MsHanson claimed a lot of English people hhadve left the country and migrated to Australia becausethe UK has not banned the burka.

The Sky News host stepped in demanding facts from the Australian MP as he cut her off.

He snapped: You have no statistics. Whereareyour statistics?

Where is the evidence on that? Give me a number of people that have left England because of the burka.

The Australian politician angrily argued back.

She said: I am speaking. As a Member ofParliament, I have traveled my country quite extensively and I am talking to people. People are now saying, if this happens in Australia where will we go next."

MsHanson shocked the Senate chamber as she entered wearing the black Islamic body covering.

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The khimar is a long veil that fall to just above the waist. It covers the hair, neck and shoulders but leaves the face clear

Addressing the attorney-general, the leader of the One Nation party urged George Brandis to work with her to ban the burka in Australia.

The MP was quickly silenced by the attorney-general who insisted Australia would not be banning the burka before he received a rare standing ovation.

He said: To ridicule that community, to drive it into a corner, to mock its religious garments is an appalling thing to do.

I am not going to pretend to ignore the stunt that you have tried to pull today by arriving in the chamber dressed in a burka when we all know that you are not an adherent of the Islamic faith.

I would caution and counsel you with respect to be very, very careful of theoffenceyou may do to the religious sensibilities of other Australians.

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