Australian lawmaker stirs burqa controversy

Seems the west has finally grown a pair.

"The burqa is no longer simply the symbol of female repression and Islamic culture, it is now emerging as the preferred disguise of bandits and ne'er-do-wells," Bernardi, a conservative lawmaker, wrote on his website.

"New arrivals to this country should not come here to recreate the living environment they have just left. They should come here for a better life based on the freedoms and values that have built our great nation."