Key facts
- Pauline Hanson's appeal against a racial discrimination finding has been rejected.
- The Full Federal Court of Australia unanimously upheld the original ruling.
- The finding relates to a 2022 tweet by Hanson.
- Senator Mehreen Faruqi was the subject of the discriminatory tweet.
Pauline Hanson, a prominent far-right politician in Australia, has lost her appeal against a finding that she engaged in racial discrimination. The Full Federal Court of Australia unanimously rejected her appeal concerning a 2022 tweet.
The original ruling found that Hanson had discriminated against Senator Mehreen Faruqi through the social media post. The court's decision upholds the initial finding and dismisses Hanson's attempt to overturn it.