Sister Patricia Fox, an Australian nun who has vocally attacked Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte, has returned to Australia after being blacklisted from the country.

Fox angered Duterte after investigating the leader’s record of killings, torture and harassment.  She strongly criticised his human rights record, describing his leadership as ‘a reign of terror’.

President Duterte has launched criticism against foreign interference into his country’s affairs, suggesting she had ‘no right to meddle’.   Sister Fox was forced to depart the Philippines and return to Australia on Saturday.