Indigenous leaders condemn Pauline Hanson for 'primitive race' remarks on First Nations' Australians
- One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has drawn widespread criticism over resurfaced comments in which she called Indigenous Australians "the most primitive race on Earth".
- Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy has condemned Senator Hanson for "derogatory" and "completely racist" remarks, calling on her to apologise.
- Asked last year on the conservative-leaning Jamie J podcast about schoolchildren learning Indigenous history in classrooms, Senator Hanson said it was a "complete waste of time".
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- One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has drawn widespread criticism over resurfaced comments in which she called Indigenous Australians "the most primitive race on Earth".
- Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy has condemned Senator Hanson for "derogatory" and "completely racist" remarks, calling on her to apologise.
- Asked last year on the conservative-leaning Jamie J podcast about schoolchildren learning Indigenous history in classrooms, Senator Hanson said it was a "complete waste of time".
Sources: Abc