Unvaccinated Pauline Hanson reveals she has Covid

The unvaccinated One Nation leader has tested positive for Covid - and she sounded very unwell when speaking on the phone this morning.

Anti-vaxxer Pauline Hanson has revealed she has tested positive to Covid after a trip to Perth, saying she looked forward to disappointing people who hope she “drops dead”.

Senator Hanson found out she was infected on Saturday but her symptoms first developed the day before.

“I will self isolate in accordance with the current rules, and do the best I can to drive One Nation policies from home ahead of this weekend,” she said in a statement.

“I thank all of those people who have sent their well wishes, and I look forward to disappointing all of those who hope that I drop dead.”

Senator Hanson sounded very unwell when she spoke to The Kyle & Jackie O Show over the phone on Thursday.

She is in Queensland where isolation is for a minimum of seven days or until symptoms have gone away - which they don’t appear to be close to doing so close to the election.

“You really want to know, I’m up the shit, I’ve got Covid,” she said through heavy coughing.

“I travelled to five states around Australia campaigning, but I go to the most locked down state last week and I got it and I came home.

“I’m not getting vaccinated, I haven’t been in hospital, I’m fine, I’m alive, it’s like I’ve had a heavy cold.

Pauline Hanson has tested positive for Covid.

“I think last Saturday, look, it’s been disappointing.”

A spokesman said that Senator Hanson had symptoms similar to the flu.

“She’d actually done several tests prior to that but there was a positive test on Saturday,” he said.

“She’s not especially sick, it’s basically like a cold, it’s like the flu.”

The spokesman confirmed that Senator Hanson remained unvaccinated but said she had been treating herself with dewormer ivermectin.

It remains an unproven treatment the Therapeutic Goods Administration says can be dangerous.

Senator Hanson has previously slammed the Covid vaccine, despite it being proven to significantly reduce the severity of symptoms.

“I’ll tell you honestly,” she told Queensland business leaders in December.

“I haven’t had the jab, I don’t intend to have the jab, I’m not putting that shit into my body.”

The upper house descended into chaos late last year after Senator Hanson attempted to introduce a private member’s bill seeking to ban mandatory vaccinations and overturn state and territory requirements for full vaccination to be required in some settings.

The bill was defeated by an overwhelming majority but five Coalition senators crossed the floor to vote for it.

The renegades included Liberal Senator Alex Antic and Matt Canavan from the Nationals.