Right-wing Australian politician Pauline Hanson has been slammed for making "irresponsible and dangerous" views about Covid-19 and demanding a royal commission into the country's pandemic response.
Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath tore into the One Nation leader during a press conference on Sunday.
D'Ath also took aim at anti-vaccine conspiracy theories being spread by coalition government MPs and senators.
Speaking to an online anti-vaccine mandate event, Senator Hanson claimed Australians had been "lied to" about how many people had died during the pandemic.
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