Speaker and Senate President contradict PM on burqa segregation

By Latika Bourke, James Massola
Updated October 21 2014 - 2:23am, first published October 20 2014 - 6:17pm
Speaker Bronwyn Bishop has denied speaking to PM Tony Abbott about reconsidering the burqa ban. Photo: Andrew Meares
Speaker Bronwyn Bishop has denied speaking to PM Tony Abbott about reconsidering the burqa ban. Photo: Andrew Meares

Speaker Bronwyn Bishop and Senate President Stephen Parry have contradicted Prime Minister Tony Abbott, revealing he did not contact them to ask they reconsider their controversial plan to segregate women wearing a burqa or niqab.

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