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One Nation Leader Condemned for 'No Good Muslims' Claim
Ray Hadley said Pauline Hanson must apologise to the vast majority of Australian Muslims after her remarks were widely condemned by faith groups and Muslim leaders.
- On Monday night, conservative radio host Ray Hadley demanded Pauline Hanson apologise for her comments about Muslims made on Sky News and defended on X the next day.
- Pauline Hanson has for years criticised Muslim immigration and teachings, with her anti-Muslim rhetoric dating back to her 1996 maiden speech and calls to ban `radical Islam`.
- Faith leaders publicly rejected the remarks and urged engagement, with Shadi Alsuleiman, president of the Australian National Imams Council, and Anne Aly, Multicultural Minister, criticising Hanson and the Australian Muslim Advocacy Network challenging her to specify policy changes.
- Nationals senator Matt Canavan criticised Hanson and questioned her credibility, pointing to Ahmed al-Ahmed as a counterexample, while One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce equivocated over the remarks but agreed on immigration values.
- Buoyed by recent polling, One Nation has outpolled the Liberals and Nationals, prompting Pauline Hanson to call herself the `true opposition` and marking battle lines on the conservative flank ahead of the next election.
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One Nation Leaders Offers Conditional Apology to ‘No Good Muslims’ Remark
One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has issued a conditional apology after comments suggesting there are “no good Muslims.” Hanson partially walked back her remarks, saying she does not believe there are no good Muslims in Australia, noting a Muslim woman previously ran as a candidate for One Nation. “If I’ve offended anyone out there that doesn’t believe in Sharia law or multiple marriages, or wants to bring the ISIS brides in, or people from Gaza…
Sydney Morning Herald
Canavan attacks Hanson over anti-Muslim slurs
Pauline Hanson’s suggestion that there are no “good” Muslims was quickly condemned by Matt Canavan, while Hanson’s colleague Barnaby Joyce appeared to equivocate when asked.
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