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- One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is asking the High Court to overturn a ruling that she breached section 18C.
- The Federal Court found Hanson’s comments about Senator Mehreen Faruqi offensive, insulting, humiliating and intimidating.
- The Human Rights Commission says section 18C fills a vital gap protecting people from racial hatred and vilification.
- Former Prime Minister Tony Abbott urged the court to hear Hanson’s appeal, arguing it concerns free speech.
- Constitutional law expert Anne Twomey called the decision contradictory and warned section 18C’s constitutional issues lack proper analysis.
