Australia news live: Hanson defends UK ‘fact-finding’ trip; Qantas tops airline punctuality table

Pauline Hanson has posted an update on social media about what she calls a “fact-finding” mission to the UK to find out what has gone “so wrong” with the country.

She sat down for an interview for the podcast of far-right British activist Tommy Robinson , whom she called a “brave man … who has always had the best interest of his nation at heart”.

After a long list of what she claims is wrong with the UK, including “cities where most women wear burkas”, Hanson says:

double quotation mark No thanks. That’s not what I want for Australia. Each day I’ll bring you a sneak peak of my visit before putting out a long format video once I’m home.

Robinson posted on his YouTube channel a clip from a car showing him and Hanson “about to take a walk through my town” of Luton, adding “let’s see what happens”.

Hanson also met Rupert Lowe , the leader of the far-right Restore Britain party, who split from Nigel Farage ’s Reform UK. Lowe tweeted “ we certainly share many of the same objectives ”.