Australian far-right politician Pauline Hanson, who has urged a ban on Muslim immigration, asked today for supporters to buy ‘non-halal’ Easter eggs and avoid brands that offer halal-certified products, such as Cadbury.

The One Nation party leader made the appeal in a video posted on social media as ‘helpful Easter tips’.

“It’s Easter, special time of the year for lot of people and families and we see products out there that are actually halal-certified, Cadbury’s chocolate for instance, halal-certified,” Hanson said in the video. “Go and buy some non-halal Easter eggs and chocolate and have a happy Easter,” she said.

Hanson also promoted Easter chocolates from Lindt and Darrell Lea, an Australian confectionary company, since products from both companies are "not halal-certified".

Cadbury Australia’s owner, Mondelez International, said it’s proud to make products for customers who want halal-certified chocolate. “We’re very proud to make chocolate to suit a diverse range of chocolate fans, and halal certification helps us do that,” a spokesperson told the Australian Associated Press.

Cadbury Australia lists products such as Mini Eggs and other seasonal and novelty items as being certified halal.

Hanson’s One Nation party controls four seats in Australia’s Senate, its upper house of parliament. Her policies include banning the construction of new mosques and Islamic schools, installing CCTV in current mosques and schools and banning women from wearing burqas in public.

The firebrand politician has previously argued against all halal-certified products, saying buying such products equates to “financially supporting the Islamisation of Australia”.

According to census data, about 2.2 percent of Australia’s 24 million people are Muslim.

- dpa