Pauline Hanson's One Nation has come under fire for derogatory comments posted on its Facebook pages about women appearing at the federal Parliament's family law inquiry.
The Law Council of Australia (LCA) has written to the inquiry head, Liberal MP Kevin Andrews, saying it wants the inquiry to be "discontinued" because it was no longer confident it would be conducted in "a genuine, open-minded and respectful way".
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Michael Pelly is the legal editor, based in our Sydney newsroom. He has been a senior adviser to federal and state attorneys-general and written two books, one a biography of former High Court Chief Justice Murray Gleeson. Email Michael at michael.pelly@afr.com
