An Australian far-right lawmaker wore a burqa to Parliament on Monday, drawing outrage from fellow senators who accused her of racism.

Senator Pauline Hanson appeared in the burqa, a full-face covering worn by some Muslim women, after being denied permission to introduce a bill that would ban them in public.

Lawmakers erupted in anger as Hanson entered the chamber, and Senate proceedings were suspended when she refused to remove the garment.

“This is a racist senator displaying blatant racism and Islamophobia,” said Mehreen Faruqi, a Muslim senator from the state of New South Wales.

Another senator of the faith, Fatima Payman of Western Australia, said it was “disgraceful.”

“She is disrespecting the Muslims out there, Muslim Australians, it’s absolutely unconstitutional,” Payman said.

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