The non-issue of burqa or niqab-wearing Muslim women switches the argument away from the central issue of how to deal with those who are radicalised. Pic: Peter Macdiarmid
A government MP pushing for a ban on the burqa says he doubts the Prime Minister would be attempting to "nobble" the Speaker's independence by trying to overturn a ruling forcing women wearing burqas into glassed enclosures at Parliament House.
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In a stunning backdown, Fairfax Media has revealed Tony Abbott plans to ask the Speaker Bronwyn Bishop and Senate President Stephen Parry to reconsider their interim ruling, that would see anyone wearing the burqa confined to glassed enclosures, normally reserved for school children.
The measure would ensure that Muslim women would not have to reveal their identities but everyone entering the building would still have to go through a metal detector.
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