Queensland MP pens ‘White Men Can Sprint’ social media post after Lachlan Kennedy takes silver in Glasgow

<p>LNP member Llew O’Brien says ‘there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage’, leading Angus Taylor to state: ‘I congratulate all Australians’</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/jul/30/antisemitism-royal-commission-nsw-icac-inquiry-closing-the-gap-data-torres-strait-climate-appeal-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-coalition-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>Federal Coalition MP Llew O’Brien has declared it’s “encouraging to see a White Australian” win a sprinting medal at the Commonwealth Games, after <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/29/commonwealth-games-glasgow-100m-final-athletics-emmanuel-eseme-lachie-kennedy-torrie-lewis">Lachlan Kennedy took silver</a> when setting a new national record in Glasgow.</p><p>O’Brien, the member for Wide Bay in Queensland, wrote on social media on Wednesday: “White Men Can Sprint!”</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/jul/30/queensland-mp-llew-obrien-white-men-can-sprint-social-media-post-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>