<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has asked Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-banned-from-senate-chamber-for-seven-days-burqa-stunt/2ef6829a-2c68-4bfb-bfb4-2c3740b3df26" rel="" target="_blank" title="overturn her Senate ban"><span>overturn her Senate ban</span></a><span> as parliament </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/videos/national/parliament-facing-early-recall/cmk1iturb00050hme7mvo20vg" rel="" target="_blank" title="gears up for an early return"><span>gears up for an early return</span></a><span> to rush through hate </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-prime-minister-anthony-albanese-legislation-changes-in-wake-of-terror-attack/880bef65-efe9-4f42-93ad-fab56a862ebb" rel="" target="" title="speech and gun laws."><span>speech and gun laws.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hanson was expelled from the Senate for seven sitting days following a censure motion </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-wears-burqa-in-senate-chamber/51121432-f745-480c-b655-065a596e726f" rel="" target="" title="over her burqa stunt in the chamber in late November."><span>over her burqa stunt in the chamber in late November.</span></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the wake of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/bondi-shooting" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bondi massacre"><span>Bondi massacre</span></a><span>, the PM has faced a bipartisan push to recall parliament early to introduce the new laws.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/uk-eta-for-australian-2026-travel-rules-changes-dual-citizen-passport-requirements/6d415761-bdea-4d26-8aa5-35baf5cda026" target="_blank" title="'Doesn't feel fair': Australian-British citizens caught out by new passport rule"><strong><span>'Doesn't feel fair': Australian-British citizens caught out by new passport rule</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bushfire-leave-immediately-moyreisk-central-west-victoria/d26ded0c-0a73-462a-a615-7a9032b8d222"><strong><span>Residents in rural parts of Victoria's north urged to evacuate</span></strong></a><span></span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In an open letter posted to X, Hanson has sought Albanese's support in overturning the censure motion so she can return to the Senate immediately once parliament resumes.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She urged the PM to repeal her "unnecessary suspension" so she can freely debate the bills in the Senate.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/pauline-hanson-calls-on-anthony-albanese-to-overturn-senate-ban-amid-calls-for-parliament-to-return-early/ee5682e8-39d8-4007-8da6-cc43b9c2e303" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"My contribution to this debate as the leader of One Nation and Senator for Queensland is critical," Hanson wrote.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"I do not care if you choose to uphold the Senate's decision to ban me from attending official overseas parliamentary delegations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"This determination does not impede my ability to make private arrangements to meet with world leaders on a one-on-one basis, nor prevent me from engaging in privately-funded international travel."</span></div></div><div class="tweet" data-tweet-id="2008376984142004658" data-user="9NewsAUS"></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/bondi-shooting-hero-ahmed-al-ahmed-arrives-in-usa-for-treatment/cb78e970-f661-47a7-a759-b40b183d33c8" rel="" target="_blank" title="Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed greeted by FBI as he touches down in US"><strong><span>Bondi hero Ahmed Al Ahmed greeted by FBI as he touches down in US</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the letter, sent yesterday, Hanson also CC'd Foreign Minister Penny Wong, who put forward the censure motion, and Senate Leader of the Opposition Michaelia Cash.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Hanson arrived in the Senate on November 25 wearing a face covering to protest not being allowed to introduce her bill to ban burqas.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Senate was shut down for nearly two hours when Hanson refused to leave the chamber, in a move Wong described as "disrespectful".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>She was then handed a seven-day suspension on the last sitting week of parliament.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/northcote-mcdonalds-fast-food-giant-quietly-files-vcat-action-to-appeal-council-decision/dde8a91d-54df-49c1-91e6-4c196fdf9bed" target="_blank" title="Macca's fights back after council blocks new 24-hour joint on trendy street"><strong><span>Macca's fights back after council blocks new 24-hour joint on trendy street</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Albanese has said one of his priorities was recalling parliament once the required legislation was obtained, to "take strong action against </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/nsw-premier-announces-new-hate-laws-in-wake-of-bondi-terror-attack/75367885-4c37-4660-9f4c-ecde28ebac35" target="" title="hate speech"><span>hate speech</span></a><span> (and) to strengthen the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/law" target="" title="laws"><span>laws</span></a><span> that we have put in place".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are making sure we get this legislation right. We are consulting, as you would expect," he said today.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://9.nine.com.au/Z8tJCf"><strong><span>Sign up here</span></strong></a><span> </span><strong><span>to receive our daily newsletters and breaking news alerts, sent straight to your inbox.</span></strong></div></div>