The one question unanswered about Pauline Hanson’s secret dash to Sicily is who paid for it. The photos published by this column showing Hanson striding out to meet swimmer-clad patron Gina Rinehart caused an undersea tremor.Hanson said three other Coalition MPs were “here visiting Italy” while six unnamed Labor MPs were also “visiting Italy”. But “not one dollar” of taxpayer money had been spent on her Taormina holiday. She was filming the video in the back of a London cab, which suggests she may have forgotten which country she was in.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles