One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has condemned a 'disgusting' and homophobic comment made by her party's NSW leader Mark Latham in a post on Twitter this morning. 9News
"I want you to know that I don't condone them [the views] and neither do my members of parliament or party associates," Hanson said."I've actually tried to ring Mark a couple of times, to no avail, and I have clearly sent a text message to him telling him my views and also I've asked him to give the people an apology.
Latham was quickly criticised, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese condemning the former Labor leader for his "hateful speech". "I am concerned that with social media we seem to have a circumstance whereby people would say things through various applications they'd never say to someone face to face and we know that can be very hurtful and it can have drastic consequences," he told 10 News."I was physically sickened by that tweet," she said.
"Homophobia is always unacceptable and there is never an excuse. Mr Latham should apologise to Alex Greenwich immediately." Greens MP Jenny Leong said the comments showed "why no political party or independent representative should engage with him".READ MORE:
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