West Australian Premier Colin Barnett believes Muslim witnesses giving evidence in court should remove their burqa so the "true nature" of their evidence can be seen.
A Perth judge will decide this week whether she will allow a Muslim woman to wear her full burqa while giving evidence before a jury in a fraud case. District Court Judge Shauna Deane was to hear submissions on Thursday from lawyers on a witness who wishes to wear the burqa. [AAP] Read more
