Pauline Hanson racially vilified Mehreen Faruqi with ‘piss off’ tweet, federal court rules

One Nation leader will need to delete the tweet and pay Greens senator’s costs

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A judge has ruled that Pauline Hanson engaged in racial discrimination when she tweeted at Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi to “back to Pakistan”.

Justice Angus Stewart on Friday found the One Nation leader’s tweet to be unlawful, portrayed Faruqi as a “second-class citizen” who “took advantage” of Australia and as a migrant to the country “should be grateful for what she has and keep quiet”, which he declared to be “exclusionary”.