Federal police ‘received reports of a crime’ in relation to Pauline Hanson’s comments about Muslims

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Federal police say they have received reports of a crime" in relation to comments made to the media by Pauline Hanson this week.

But an AFP spokesperson did not say whether they had begun a criminal investigation, only that they would have more to say at an appropriate time".