Australian politicians have expressed their anger after British rightwing commentator Katie Hopkins posted a video claiming she is in hotel quarantine in Sydney while tens of thousands of Australians are stranded overseas and unable to return home due to reduced flight caps.
Hopkins, 46, broadcast a video of her live from what she claimed was a Sydney hotel room on Saturday morning, describing Covid-19 lockdowns as “the greatest hoax in human history†while joking about elaborate plans to breach quarantine rules.
Hopkins made no reference in the video, or an earlier one posted on Friday morning, as to why she is in Australia, saying she could not share how she got into the country but claimed it was not because she is a “VIPâ€.
It is unclear if Hopkins is in fact in Australia, and her reasons for travel.
My media release on the appalling decisions of the Morrison government to let right-wing troll Katie Hopkins into the country.
Why on earth have you let Katie Hopkins into Australia @ScottMorrisonMP @karenandrewsmp.
“What’s worse, Hopkins is making a mockery of our hotel quarantine system by openly flouting the rules and bragging about it on social media.
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