Hanson is sweating her five-star Euro summer more than she’s willing to let on

July 19, 2026 — 1:45pm

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London: Pauline Hanson seems more anxious about her European holiday than she cares to admit. And she has just revealed an incredible sensitivity about the questions from the media about how she ended up at a luxury fashion show in Sicily.

The One Nation leader has been making headlines with her trip to a Dolce & Gabbana show in Taormina and her stay at a five-star hotel with mining billionaire Gina Rinehart, her friend and patron.

She was clearly bristling at all this attention over the past few days – and went to extraordinary lengths to dodge questions after she landed in London to speak at the right-wing Conservative Political Action Conference.

Hanson and her chief adviser, James Ashby, knew reporters at CPAC would ask her questions she did not want to answer. So they ran for cover. They stayed behind a VIP cordon guarded by security staff. They raced past reporters in the rare moments they were in a public space. Hanson did not take a single question.

Most of the Australian media in London were at CPAC to see Hanson speak on Saturday morning and, if all went well, ask a few questions. There were at least a dozen reporters, from every major media outlet, including this one.

ABC reporters Elias Clure and Riley Stuart at least managed to get to Hanson........

© The Sydney Morning Herald