Media commentator and former Liberal Party staffer Peta Credlin says Australia needs to ban the burqa.
She has described the controversial Islamic garb as a security risk and a form of female oppression.
‘The burqa is about control and subjugation of women; it is not about religion,’ she wrote in a Sunday Telegraph column.
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Peta Credlin agrees with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson (pictured) who says the burqa should be banned on security grounds
Former Liberal staffer Peta Credlin says the burqa is used by men to oppress women
‘Right now, the burqa is seen as a method of dehumanisation by men over women under the shonky guise of religion and a security risk because it conceals identity.’
Ms Credlin, who was former Liberal prime minister Tony Abbott’s chief-of-staff, also chastised Liberal Attorney-General George Brandis for denouncing Pauline Hanson for wearing a burqa into the Senate.
‘Rather than condemn Hanson to win the applause of Labor and the Greens, George Brandis should have shown leadership on an issue where women are denied their rightful place in our community,’ she said.
Earlier this month, Senator Brandis was given a standing ovation on the other side of the chamber after he slammed Senator Hanson for disrespecting religious sensitivities.
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The One Nation leader had worn a full-face burqa on to the floor of the Senate to call for the Islamic garb to be banned on security grounds.
However, Senator Hanson didn’t emphasise in parliament how the burqa is used to shield women from the prying eyes of men.
Ms Credlin said the burqa symbolised who men can’t control their sexual urges when they see a woman’s lips or cheek and wonders why left-wing feminists aren’t speaking out against it.
‘Women in this country should stand against the burqa if we are serious about the rights and values we want expressed to our daughters,’ she said.
Ms Credlin, who is now a Sky News commentator, said the burqa was worn by supporters of terror suspects and women who have refused to stand for judges and show respect for the justice system.
The burqa has been banned in France, Belgium, The Netherlands and Switzerland, and in nations with a large Muslim population including Chad.