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Sam Newman Backs Pauline Hanson Amid Outrage Over Indigenous Remarks
Hanson said she did not intend to offend and defended her comments on Indigenous Australians and Anthony Albanese’s late mother.
- On Tuesday, One Nation leader Pauline Hanson offered a qualified apology for calling Indigenous Australians "the most primitive race on Earth," expressing regret for the hurt her comments caused.
- Resurfaced comments from a 2025 Jamie podcast sparked widespread condemnation on Monday after Hanson criticized the focus on Indigenous history in school curricula.
- During a News24 interview Tuesday, Hanson insisted Indigenous Australians were "primitive" compared with the first English settlers, maintaining her original stance despite the apology.
- Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy denounced the remarks as "derogatory" and "completely racist," while Prime Minister Anthony Albanese defended his late mother against Hanson's "pathetic" label.
- Monash University populism expert Benjamin Moffitt linked the views to her "far-right nativist" history, while Barnaby Joyce defended her character as "10 out of 10" amid One Nation's election scrutiny.
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Aboriginal Australians labelled 'most primitive race on Earth' by right-wing leader hoping to be next PM
Aboriginal Australians labelled 'most primitive race on Earth' by right-wing leader hoping to be next PM . One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has been forced to apologise after labelling Aboriginal Australians the "most primitive race on Earth"
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Leaning Left6Leaning Right3Center1Last UpdatedBias Distribution60% Left
Bias Distribution
- 60% of the sources lean Left
60% Left
L 60%
R 30%
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