Mark Latham is rebuking the Federal Government’s backflip on Pauline Hanson’s controversial "it's okay to be white" motion.

The Morrison Government was forced into an embarrassing apology and about-face on the One Nation Senator’s motion, after originally affording it support.  Blaming an “ administrative error,” the Coalition requested a second vote where it joined the Opposition in voting down the motion. They said they had “ accidentally” supported the statement, which has been used as a white supremacy slogan.

Former Labor Opposition Leader Mark Latham slammed the Government on the move.

“It’s evidence that the Federal Government doesn’t know really what’s going on,” Latham tells Luke Grant.

“For the past couple of years, there’s been a concerted left wing campaign to vilify white people. The whole notion they call ‘male white privilege’ is absurd.”

“There’s actually 100,000 more men in Australia on long-term welfare then women. You can find other statistics that say there’s no such thing as universal male white privilege.”

“So in response to that, Hanson puts up a motion saying it’s okay to be white, that we don’t need anti-white racism and we don’t like these attacks on Western civilization. For the left wing to then spin that around to say it’s something to do with neo-Nazi websites in the US is a joke.”

Mark Latham is rebuking the Federal Government&rsquo;s backflip on Pauline Hanson&rsquo;s controversial "it's okay to be white" motion.
The Morrison Government was forced into an embarrassing apology and about-face on the One Nation Senator&rsquo;s motion, after originally affording it support.&nbsp; Blaming an &ldquo; administrative error,&rdquo; the Coalition requested a second vote where it joined the Opposition in voting down the motion. They said they had &ldquo; accidentally&rdquo; supported the statement, which has been used as a white supremacy slogan.
Former Labor Opposition Leader Mark Latham slammed the Government on the move.
&ldquo;It&rsquo;s evidence that the Federal Government doesn&rsquo;t know really what&rsquo;s going on,&rdquo; Latham tells Luke Grant.
&ldquo;For the past couple of years, there&rsquo;s been a concerted left wing campaign to vilify white people. The whole notion they call &lsquo;male white privilege&rsquo; is absurd.&rdquo;
&ldquo;There&rsquo;s actually 100,000 more men in Australia on long-term welfare then women. You can find other statistics that say there&rsquo;s no such thing as universal male white privilege.&rdquo;
&ldquo;So in response to that, Hanson puts up a motion saying it&rsquo;s okay to be white, that we don&rsquo;t need anti-white racism and we don&rsquo;t like these attacks on Western civilization. For the left wing to then spin&nbsp;that around to say it&rsquo;s something to do with neo-Nazi websites in the US is a joke.&rdquo;

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