INDIAN EXPRESS: Melbourne –– A survey has found that three in five Australians would support a ban on Muslim women wearing the burqa.
The national online poll of 1000 done this month by UMR Research showed that only 33 per cent were opposed to the ban compared to 59 per cent who were in favour of it, reports the Age.
South Australian Liberal senator Cory Bernardi, who said the burqa was “un-Australian”, had promoted the idea of a ban recently.
But either side of politics has not supported a ban on the burqa.
The greatest support for a ban was among males with 63 per cent, and 55 per cent among women. Read on and comment >>> Agencies | Wednesday, May 26, 2010
