One Nation defends candidate over gaffe

THE One Nation party is defending its candidate who was ridiculed after referring to Islam as a country, saying it was a simple slip of the tongue.

One Nation leader Jim Savage says its candidate for Rankin in Queensland, Stephanie Banister, 27, was dealt a terrible injustice following the Seven Network interview, which was picked up by newspapers and radio stations around the country.

Ms Banister, who had only been in politics for 48 hours at the time of her interview, referred to Islam as a country.

"I don't oppose Islam as a country but I do feel their laws should not be welcome here in Australia," she told the network.

However, Mr Savage says Ms Banister meant to say "in" a country and immediately corrected herself, but this was not aired.

"Channel Seven went to air trying to give the impression Stephanie said Islam was a country," he said in a statement.

"She immediately corrected herself, but Seven conveniently left this off.

"I am bloody furious that Channel Seven targeted this young woman, without our knowledge.

"Of course as a rank novice it was easy to manage to get her to make a simple slip of the tongue.

"The poor girl was giving her very first TV interview, and if anyone thinks it is easy, try doing it some time.

"Even the Channel Seven reporter, Erin Edwards, in an interview she did with me last week asked if I was racist against Islam.

"I had to inform her Islam was not a race."

Mr Savage called for Ms Banister to be given a fair go, adding other politicians had referred to Islam as a race but were not taken to task by the media.

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