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Australian politician Pauline Hanson faced criticism after appearing on a podcast with Tommy Robinson, a far-right UK activist with criminal convictions. According to The Guardian, Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called the appearance un-Australian and demanded Hanson return home and apologize. Hanson-Young said Hanson was 'hanging out with a criminal thug' on Robinson's show, laughing about Australia's multicultural society.

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