Australian party leader jailed for fraud is freed

Former right wing political leader Pauline Hanson has won her release from prison with a court ruling in Brisbane today overturning a fraud conviction and three-year jail sentence imposed in August.

Former right wing political leader Pauline Hanson has won her release from prison with a court ruling in Brisbane today overturning a fraud conviction and three-year jail sentence imposed in August.

The former leader of the right wing One Nation Party later emerged from jail flanked by her two sons, saying the experience had undermined her confidence in the legal system.

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