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Pauline Hanson calls Indigenous Australians ‘primitive race’
Jacinta Nampijinpa Price says Hanson’s remarks show wilful ignorance, while Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy calls them totally racist and demands an apology.
- On Monday, resurfaced remarks from One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's September 2025 podcast appearance drew widespread condemnation after she described Indigenous Australians as "the most primitive race on Earth" and dismissed their history as a "complete waste of time."
- Hanson made the comments during a Jamie J podcast appearance after claiming schools were prioritizing Indigenous culture over Australian history, citing the absence of inventions like the wheel over 60,000 years.
- Northern Territory senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price accused Hanson of "wilful ignorance," while Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy labeled the slurs "totally outrageous" and demanded an apology.
- Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek and Greens leader Larissa Waters condemned the remarks as racist, while Hanson faces mounting pressure over separate accusations involving former SAS soldier Andrew Hastie.
- Liberal senator Kerrynne Liddle called the remarks "disgraceful," joining politicians across the spectrum in condemning the One Nation leader's recurring rhetoric against minority groups.
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The leader of the extreme right of Australia Pauline Hanson apologized this Tuesday after calling the indigenous peoples of the country "primitive." Senator for Queensland stated that she usually expresses herself badly and said she had no intention of hurting anyone. — I've always stuck my feet in the way I say things — Hanson said in an interview with News24, assuring that "it's not the person who expresses himself best": — I regret saying thi…
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Pauline Hanson, leader of Australia’s far-right One Nation, issued an apology after describing Indigenous Australians as ‘primitive’, sparking widespread condemnation.
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