Mehreen Faruqi is Australia's first Muslim woman in the senate. Mehreen Faruqi has joined Australia's senate as its first female Muslim member, on a day the country is caught up in a bitter row ...

Australian politicians could be held to stricter dress codes in the Senate after one wore a burka as a stunt. Pauline Hanson, leader of the far-right One Nation party, donned a burka in Australia ...