Josephus,

What a load of tosh....(you obviously think we're all idiots here:)

"...I happened to step aside to allow them out and looked the woman in the eye..."

If she "had" been wearing a burqa - you wouldn't have been able to make eye contact.

".... She went off down the street shouting "Rape" "I've been raped"..."

Pull the other one - it's got bells on it.

<<Bronnie may just have well instituted a ban on people wearing a Rabbitoh's mascot costume to Parliament>> Poirot now your going too far, Ban Charlie! No way I'll tell him that.

I have not been able to wear my cashmere "Burger" ever since I put it through the tumble dryer. Didn't read the instructions 'Dry Clean Only' I put it on the other day, now I look like Cousin Itt, is Cousin Itt on Bronnie's band list, If not, why not, I'm off to Parliament House in my fluffy "Burger" to sit with the schoolies and watch the baboons perform. Anyone want to join me.

CH, The Catholic Church does not officially recognise divorce!

Poirot,
So you call me a liar.
The only thing you can see of a woman wearing a Burka is some shine of their eyes. The woman by her accent was Malayan. Everyone nearby was wondering of the strange response.

Paul1405,
Fortunately for you I think an old man in a frizzy cashmere dress would be waved through the parliament checkpoints and probably be presented with an arts grant on his way out.
I've seen a total of one woman in a burqa in my life, though there are loads of women who wear the niqab and chador around here, the question I want to ask is why every Muslim woman walking in the street is somehow required to be available for a face to face chat at all times? This seems to contradict the idea that women should be given their personal space in public places and, really, what life changing information could Arabic women possess that the rest of us need to go out of our way to interact with them and learn the mystery behind the veil?

Josephus,

"So you call me a liar."

Let' just say, that you appear to be embellishing this subject with an entertaining aside.

"The only thing you can see of a woman wearing a Burka is some shine of their eyes..."

Really...how fascinating!

Have a lot of experience intimidating burqa wearers do you?

(Lol!)

"...The woman by her accent was Malayan..."

The burqa derives from Afghanistan, not Malaysia.

Next....

Just seen the 9 o'clock news. Been a security scare at parliament house Bronnie has had to detain a load of odd balls, doing doughnuts in a mini bus in the car park! On board were a couple of shifty charterers claiming to be 'Bananas in Pajamas' as if! Pepper Pig, the Easter Bunny running late, Santa Clause a bit early and an old fart in a frizzy cashmere "berger" What is the country coming too. Oh! and some guy in Budgie Smugglers and he claimed to be the PM himself, God forgive us!