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Pauline Hanson's 'It's OK to be White' motion narrowly defeated in the Senate
One Nation motion defeated 31-28 and had the support of government senators
Prime Minister Scott Morrison described Coalition support as 'regrettable'
Finance Minister and government Senate leader Mathias Cormann apologised
Attorney-General Christian Porter said his office mistakenly approved motion

By Stephen Johnson For Daily Mail Australia

Published: 21:16 EDT, 15 October 2018 | Updated: 02:28 EDT, 16 October 2018

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has slammed Coalition MPs for backing One Nation leader Pauline Hanson's Senate motion declaring 'it's okay to be white'.

The Queensland senator's motion condemning anti-white racism and attacks on Western civilisation was narrowly defeated on Monday night, 31 votes to 28, as Coalition senators, including several cabinet ministers, backed it.

They included Kenyan-born MP Lucy Gichuhi along with Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion, Communications Minister Mitch Fifield, Nationals deputy leader Bridget McKenzie and moderate Trade Minister Simon Birmingham.

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison (pictured with Defence Minister Marise Payne) has slammed government MPs for backing Pauline Hanson's Senate motion declaring 'it's okay to be white'

Pauline Hanson's (pictured) motion condemning anti-white racism was narrowly defeated on Monday night, 31 votes to 28 as Coalition senators backed it

Mr Morrison was disappointed senators from this own side had backed a motion that borrowed a meme used by alt-right and nationalist groups in the U.S. and Europe and said it was 'regrettable'.

'I'm sure all Australians stand against racism in whatever form it takes,' he told reporters on Tuesday morning.

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann, who is also the government leader in the Senate was apologetic.

'I take responsibility for that error and I'm sorry that that happened,' he said,

'It was indeed regrettable. As I indicated when this motion first came up, we made a very clear decision to oppose that motion.'

He said oversights meant that Senator Hanson's motion was not recognised as the one that the Coalition had already decided to oppose.

Later, he said the motion should be put forward again so the Coalition could vote against it as they had originally intended in September, when Senator Hanson put it on the Senate notice paper.

In August, Senator Cormann backed conservative Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton's in his leadership challenge to former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull and ultimately failed contest with Mr Morrison.

The One Nation leader declared 'anti-white' racism was on the rise, unsuccessfully moving a motion in federal parliament saying 'it's OK to be white'

Attorney-General Christian Porter released a statement on Tuesday also taking responsibility.

'An early email advising an approach on the motion went out from my office on this matter without my knowledge,' he said.

'This one was not escalated to me because it was interpreted in my office as a motion opposing racism.

'The associations of the language were not picked up. Had it been raised directly with me those issues would have been identified.'

Senator Hanson flagged her intention to introduce the motion in September, two months after Canadian right-wing figure Lauren Southern toured Australia and wore shirts with the slogan, 'It's okay to be white.'

Finance Minister Mathias Cormann (pictured), who is also the government leader in the Senate was apologetic

Former Labor leader Mark Latham savaged the government for backing down on its earlier support for the motion

Speaking to her motion on Monday night, the One Nation leader said anyone who watched the news or social media could see increased attacks on western civilisation and the prevalence of anti-white racism.

'It is indeed OK to be white. Such a simple sentence should go without saying but I suspect many members in this place would struggle to say it,' Senator Hanson told parliament.

'People have a right to be proud of their cultural background whether they are black, white or brindle.'

Former Labor leader Mark Latham savaged Mr Morrison and the Liberal Party for publicly repudiating senators who supported the motion.

'It's official: Liberal Party has lost its marbles and would now vote against a motion condemning racism on white people and attacks on Western civilisation,' he tweeted.

Crossbench senator Derryn Hinch (pictured) savaged Senator Hanson, saying she was locked in a race to the bottom of the sewer with Katter's Australian Party member Fraser Anning

Greens leader Richard Di Natale (pictured) also had a crack at former One Nation senator Anning and Senator Hanson, saying the slogan has a long history in the white supremacist movement

Crossbench senator Derryn Hinch savaged Senator Hanson, saying she was locked in a race to the bottom of the sewer with Katter's Australian Party MP Fraser Anning, who in August delivered a maiden speech calling for a 'final solution' to Muslim immigration.

'It could have been written on a piece of toilet paper,' Senator Hinch said of the motion.

'This sort of racism is not only wrong, it could be dangerous.'

Greens leader Richard Di Natale also had a crack at Senator Hanson.

'The reality is this ''it's OK to be white'' slogan has got a long history in the white supremacist movement where both these clowns get most of their material from,' he said.