Canberra Muslims say Parliament House burqa ban would be discriminatory

By Megan Gorrey and Primrose Riordan
Updated October 2 2014 - 10:08am, first published October 1 2014 - 8:46pm
Confronting: Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he wishes women did not wear burqas, while his chief of staff Peta Credlin, has expressed support for a ban in Parliament House.
Confronting: Prime Minister Tony Abbott says he wishes women did not wear burqas, while his chief of staff Peta Credlin, has expressed support for a ban in Parliament House.
<p> Photo: Fairfax Media
<p> Photo: Fairfax Media

Members of Canberra's Islamic community have panned talk of a burqa ban at Parliament House as discriminatory and said the garment shouldn't be drawn into a debate about national security.

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