澳大利亚法院日前驳回了右翼政党领导人保琳·汉森提出的上诉，维持此前的裁决[1]。该裁决认定汉森在2022年9月发布的一条推文中对穆斯林参议员梅赫琳·法鲁基进行了种族歧视，要求她"回到巴基斯坦"[1]。法官判断这条推文属于"去回你来的地方"这一具有长期历史的种族歧视套路，隐含针对穆斯林[1]。
根据原判决，汉森需删除该推文并支付法鲁基的律师费[1]。这条推文发布于法鲁基发表关于英国女王伊丽莎白二世去世的悼词之后[1]。法官驳回了汉森关于政治言论应受保护的上诉主张[1]。
法鲁基就此表示，"今天的胜利是为了每一个感到自己在这个国家的归属感是有条件的人"[1]。汉森对判决表达了"失望"，称其法律团队将审视是否向澳大利亚最高法院提起进一步上诉[1]。
Australia's Federal Court has upheld a 2024 decision finding that right-wing politician Pauline Hanson engaged in racial discrimination against Muslim senator Mehreen Faruqi in a 2022 tweet [1]. In the tweet, Hanson responded to Faruqi's tribute to Queen Elizabeth II by telling her to "go back to Pakistan" [1].
The court rejected Hanson's appeal argument that her statement should be protected as political speech [1]. The judge determined that the tweet exemplified a longstanding pattern of racial discrimination telling people to "go back where you came from," with an implicit targeting of Muslims [1]. As a result of the ruling, Hanson has been ordered to delete the tweet and pay Faruqi's legal fees [1].
Faruqi responded to the decision by stating, "Today's victory is for every person who has felt their belonging in this country is conditional" [1]. Hanson expressed disappointment with the outcome and indicated her legal team would consider whether to appeal to Australia's High Court [1].