News live: Lee Hanson says her mother’s comments about the White Australia policy were ‘misinterpreted’

Controversy Erupts Over One Nation Leader's Comments on Immigration Policy A podcast interview with One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has sparked heated debate, with critics accusing her of expressing support for the White Australia policy. In the interview, hosted by far-right British activist Tommy Robinson, Hanson claimed that her comments were taken out of context and that she does not support the policy, which was introduced in the 20th century to restrict non-European immigration to Australia. The comments have been seized upon by both Labor and Liberal parties, who are using them to attack Hanson and her party. The controversy comes as the Albanese government is working to establish new rules for the use of artificial intelligence in government decision-making, prioritizing fairness, accuracy, and transparency.

One Nation leader’s comments were made on podcast interview hosted by far-right British activist Tommy Robinson. Follow today’s news liveThe use of AI in automated decision-making by government departments and agencies will be subject to tough rules under a new national plan, expected to extend to consumer protections, workplace safety and privacy.As the Albanese government grapples with the rapid growth in the use of artificial intelligence and a boom in datacentre construction, senior ministers have begun work to draw up new rules to ensure safety is built into AI processes inside government, prioritising fairness, accuracy and transparency.I know who Pauline is, Mum is, and I know that’s not what her intention was in any way. I do think snippets of it was misinterpreted. Under no way, shape, or form did she say she wished the White Australia policy hadn’t have been changed. She does not support it and she does not want it back. So I do believe it’s been taken out of context.We know that media grabbed their snippets and their grabs, and it’s all about clickbait, and then Labor’s obviously jumped on it, and so are the Liberals, right? That’s how they try to better themselves, by picking out a little slogan when she was talking about the history of immigration and the change that has occurred. Continue reading...