Lidia Thorpe apologises to Pauline Hanson after mistakenly describing her as ‘convicted’ racist
by Paul Karp Chief political correspondent from World news | The Guardian on (#6SMPZ)
Independent senator referred to One Nation leader as convicted' racist despite civil finding of racial discrimination
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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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