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

According to The Guardian, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson is defending a self-described "fact-finding" trip to the UK, where she was welcomed by far-right figures including Tommy Robinson and Rupert Lowe. Hanson says she'll share glimpses of the visit before releasing a longer video once she's back in Australia. In lighter news from the same briefing, Qantas has been ranked the world's most punctual major airline in the latest monthly on-time figures from aviation analytics firm OAG, which counts a flight as on-time if it reaches the gate within fifteen minutes of schedule.

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