Sydney Morning Herald | Tony Abbott kills off Parliament House 'burqa' ban Sydney Morning Herald Prime Minister Tony Abbott will kill off a plan proposed by Speaker Bronwyn Bishop and Senate President Stephen Parry that would require women wearing head coverings like burqas to be separated from the public and forced to sit with schoolchildren in a ... Burqa-wearing women to be seated with children in parliamentary gallery Why Is There A 'Burqa Ban' In Parliament House? Australia to Separate Burqa Wearers at Parliament |