If passed, the ruling would mean that women wearing the burqa or niqab, which both almost completely obscure the face, would have to sit in a gallery, away from the public seating area, which is covered with sound-proof glass. This is normally reserved for schoolchildren visiting Parliament House. The under-pressure Australian PM, who had previously described the burqa as “confronting,” was forced to backtrack and released a statement to reporters, saying, "In public areas of this building, people ought to be allowed to wear what they want," AP reported. "In a democracy such as ours, in a free and...
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