Pauline Hanson breaks down in tears after losing court battle over her 'go back to Pakistan' sledge and reveals her bold next move: 'It's not the country that I grew up in'

Pauline Hanson has broken down in tears in her first interview since she lost a defamation case brought by Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi. The One Nation leader said Australia is 'not the country' she 'grew up in' after a judge found she had racially vilified Ms Faruqi when she told her to 'p*** off back to Pakistan' in a tweet. The Federal court ruled on Friday that the tweet was racist, that Senator Hanson must remove it and that she must pay Senator Faruqi's legal fees after she launched the defamation action on September 9, 2022. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has broken down in tears during an interview after a judge ruled her post telling a rival Senator to 'p*** off back to Pakistan' was racist Greens Senator Mehreen Faruqi said the tweet provoked a 'torrent of racist abuse' and she launched defamation in the Federal Court In a scathing judgment, Justice Angus Stewart found Senator Hanson engaged in 'seriously offensive' and intimidating behaviour with the tweet. Senator Hanson was ordered to remove the tweet and pay legal costs Justice Stewart rejected the One Nation leader's claim she did not know her Greens rival was a Muslim at the time of the tweet.