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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Basford Canales

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

Pauline Hanson
The One Nation leader, Pauline Hanson, has been under fire from figures across the political spectrum after her comments from a September 2025 podcast were resurfaced. Photograph: Hilary Wardhaugh/Getty Images

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 figures across the political spectrum after the comments from a podcast released in September 2025 resurfaced.

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