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Flat White

We really are in trouble when “far-right” is common sense

7 September 2017

7:27 AM

7 September 2017

7:27 AM

Let’s strip away labels and go back to basics.

Federal National MP George Christensen will propose a motion at the party’s federal conference this weekend calling for a ban on wearing burqas and niqabs in public. He says the Islamic garments are not conducive to the Australian way of life.

Labels aside, he is correct.

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