Pauline Hanson has stepped back from comments that women should not be paid by their employers while on parental leave.
During a speech at the National Press Club on Wednesday, the One Nation leader said employees should not be paid if they're taking time off work, even if they're on maternity leave.
"If women take time off and they are not paid their wages because they're not working, fair enough," she said in the speech.
"Why should business pay? But they're not at work. That's the difference. That's why the pay gap is there."
But less than a week later, Senator Hanson said the comments were taken out of context.
She said she supported government-paid parental leave, but businesses should not be forced to pay employees.
