Hanson says she regrets 'primitive' remark about Indigenous Australians
Pauline Hanson expressed regrets about calling Indigenous Australians the 'most primitive race on Earth'. She did not give a full apology.
One Nation leader Pauline Hanson made comments on a podcast a year ago. They resurfaced this week and sparked widespread backlash.
In September last year, Hanson said Indigenous Australians 'never invented the wheel' and 'achieved nothing' over 60,000 years. At a media conference, she was pressed on the remarks.
She said she 'regrets' them 'because I don't want to upset people' but stopped short of a direct apology. Hanson framed the comments as comparing primitive societies to English settlers but said she no longer uses those terms.
The Commissioners for First Peoples social justice and race discrimination condemned her words as 'racist' and 'dehumanising' and said they have 'no place' in national conversation.
- JJ Podcast
- Podcast platform
- September last year
- Time frame of comments
- 60,000 years
- Years cited
Why it mattersWhat political leaders say about Indigenous Australians shapes the national conversation. It also sets the tone for respect and equality in public life.
AustraliaThis directly affects Australia's political discourse and how Indigenous Australians are treated and spoken about in parliament and public debate.
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