Pauline Hanson is SUSPENDED from the Senate in stinging punishment for burqa stunt and cops pile-on from heckling Mehreen Faruqi and Lidia Thorpe: ‘See ya later racist’

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been suspended from the Senate for seven days following a motion by Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong.

The One Nation leader entered the upper house in religious attire on Monday afternoon, shortly after failing to pass a bill banning the Islamic veil in public places.

After doubling down on the move, he was suspended from the Senate for seven days on Tuesday, with the current session week being the last of the year.

Senator Hanson denied having no respect for people of faith, claiming religious veiling was imposed on women by their male relatives.

‘The burqa is worn culturally by some people of the Islamic faith, but it is not a religious requirement,’ he said.

‘This is so hypocritical, look, you’re supposed to defend women’s rights but you’re not going out there and fighting for these women who are wearing burqas and full face coverings against their will.’

Senator Hanson left the chamber before a vote was taken on his suspension.

Independent Senator Lidia Thorpe heckled Hanson as he left the chamber.

The sentence came a day after Pauline Hanson (pictured) wore a burqa in the Senate chamber

Thorpe said, “See you later racist!” he shouted.

‘Where’s the apology?’ Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi said she was speaking Hanson’s voice when she spoke.

Hanson said in a doorstep interview Tuesday afternoon that he was not bothered by the suspension.

‘I was condemned. Does this really worry me? No, it’s not like that,” Hanson told reporters.

‘I stand my ground and will continue to do what I believe in. And you know, people will be the ones who will judge me.’

Independent senator Fatima Payman, who quit Labor over its stance on Palestine, previously claimed the behavior made others feel unsafe.

‘This… is an old trick Pauline Hanson pulled out of the bag. “It’s very disrespectful, very un-Australian,” he told ABC News.

When asked what impact the demonstration would have on Muslim women, headscarved Senator Payman said it would most likely lead to schoolgirls and women wearing headscarves being abused or attacked.

‘There will probably be people, young schoolgirls, being shouted at, harassed or attacked on the streets, and that’s a division we don’t want to see in society.’

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley said the stunt weakened the controversial senator’s case and cheapened the country’s parliament.

Hanson was seen leaving the Senate on Tuesday

‘This is a reminder of how fragile the politics of One Nation are; “They have to reignite desperate demonstrations,” he said.

‘Australians deserve better and we will continue to focus on fighting on their behalf and holding the government to account.’

While motions of no confidence have no legal consequences, they are rare and give parliamentarians the chance to formally express their disapproval of their colleagues.

This is the second time Senator Hanson has worn a burqa in parliament.

After Senator Hanson first tried the stunt in the upper house in 2017, he was criticized by then attorney general George Brandis, who called it a ‘terrible thing’.

Speaking about the latest incident, Mr Brandis described it as ‘despicable’.