Lidia Thorpe apologises to Pauline Hanson after mistakenly describing her as ‘convicted’ racist
Independent senator clarifies she was mistaken about civil finding of racial discrimination against One Nation leaderGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSenator Lidia Thorpe has apologised to Pauline Hanson for describing her as a “convicted” racist, clarifying she was mistaken about a civil finding of racial discrimination.Last week Hanson threatened to sue Thorpe for defamation after Thorpe described the One Nation leader as a “convicted racist” in an interview with Channel Nine’s Today.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...
Independent senator clarifies she was mistaken about civil finding of racial discrimination against One Nation leader
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Senator Lidia Thorpe has apologised to Pauline Hanson for describing her as a “convicted” racist, clarifying she was mistaken about a civil finding of racial discrimination.
Last week Hanson threatened to sue Thorpe for defamation after Thorpe described the One Nation leader as a “convicted racist” in an interview with Channel Nine’s Today.
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