Burqa ban unresolved

By James Massola
Updated October 17 2014 - 3:09pm, first published 2:27pm

The political stand-off between Prime Minister Tony Abbott and presiding officers Bronwyn Bishop and Stephen Parry over their decision to seat women wearing burqas or niqabs away from the public in a glassed off area of the parliamentary chambers remains unresolved, just days before federal parliament is due to resume.

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