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Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks

The Guardian Australia - World · 15 September 2026 at 3:42 pm

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 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”.

The One Nation leader has been under fire from all sides of the political spectrum after the comments from a podcast in September 2025 resurfaced.

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Pauline Hanson says she’s sorry ‘if I offended people’ with Indigenous Australians remarks

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