The Australian federal police (AFP) has concluded that comments made by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson regarding Muslim Australians do not breach hate speech laws. The AFP confirmed it received several complaints about Hanson's remarks, made to Sky News on 16 February.
Hanson's comments, which included questioning "how can you tell me there are good Muslims?" while discussing attempts by Islamic State-linked Australian women to return from Syria, were investigated by the police. An AFP spokesperson stated that the matter has been finalised, determining the comments "do not meet the threshold for relevant offences, including within the Combatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism (Criminal and Migration Laws) Act 2026."
The government passed the combatting antisemitism and hate laws in January, following the Bondi terror attack, which increased penalties for advocating or threatening force or violence. In March, Hanson was censured in the Senate over her Sky News comments, a motion supported by Labor, the Greens, members of the crossbench, and two Liberal senators.