Pauline Hanson has called for Indigenous activist Murrandoo Yanner to sit down and discuss the issues affecting Aboriginal communities, following yesterday’s verbal altercation at the Cairns Indigenous Arts Fair.
In a video posted to Facebook, the senator describes how she believes Yanner’s reaction wasn’t called for, considering the support she’d previously received from well-known Indigenous artist Ken Thaiday.
She says she’s “really ashamed to see what happened with Murrandoo Yanner on the steps, and his abuse of me.”
What follows is a call for cooperation, with the senator seemingly banking on their mutual distrust of politicians to convince Yanner to talk shop.
“Murrandoo, please, let’s work together on these issues that are important to me, important to the Aboriginal people.I think the perception about me was wrong, and I’m here to support the Aboriginal community and Torres Strait Islanders. I’m your representative.Please contact me. Let’s work together. I think we can make a big difference.”
Pauline Hanson responds to abuse at Cairns Indigenous Art Fair
A response to yesterdays abuse I received at the Cairns Indigenous Art Fair.
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Posted by Pauline Hanson’s Please Explain on Saturday, 16 July 2016
It’s as humble a response as could be expected given the circumstances, but some of the claims made are still somewhat questionable.
Referencing the positions she’s held for twenty years is a bold move, considering that’s right around the time she was utterly ragging on Asian immigration.
Of course, in the original outburst, Yanner hit out at the fact she’s now moved on from Asian immigrants to a distrust of Muslims.
We’ll see where this one goes, yeah?
Source: ABC.
Photo: Pauline Hanson Please Explain / Facebook.
