Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks
Australian politician Pauline Hanson has issued a qualified apology after resurfaced podcast comments described Indigenous Australians as the 'most primitive race on Earth.' The remarks drew widespread condemnation from across the political spectrum.
Why it matters
The controversy highlights ongoing tensions regarding race and political discourse in Australia.
The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, has been under fire from all sides of the political spectrum after comments from a podcast in September 2025 resurfaced. The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, has been under fire from all sides of the political spectrum after comments from a podcast in September 2025 resurfaced. Pauline Hanson Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks One Nation leader had been condemned by figures from across the political spectrum over the newly resurfaced podcast comments
Prefer the Guardian on Google Pauline Hanson has made a qualified apology after describing Indigenous Australians as the “most primitive race on Earth”, saying she did not intend to upset people and said she was sorry “if I offended people”.
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