Vote on 'it's okay to be white' leaves Government pale

Minister for Finance Mathias Cormann at a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra

Source: AAP

The Federal Government has been forced into an embarrassing Senate re-vote after its senators supported a controversial motion by One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. The coalition has blamed an administrative error for the original "yes" vote and has overwhelmingly rejected the motion when it was put to the chamber again.



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