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On the evening of Good Friday, #EddieBetts ’ children were playing basketball in their backyard. A car pulled up and repeated yelled the n word at them. You can see the footage for yourself on Eddie’s Instagram.
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This is not long after a man in #WesternAustralia was charged with assault for cable tying the wrists of three Aboriginal kids together.

And of course, this follows the fact that the referendum for an #Aboriginal and #TorresStraitIslander Voice to Parliament was rejected by the country.
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A simple mechanism for us, #FirstNationsPeople , to have a say on policies and decisions that would apply to us.
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Be of no illusions, the Referendum failed because of racist rhetoric from the likes of Federal Opposition leader Peter Dutton playing politics with a simple, patient request, and because of right wing think tanks like Advance Australia, which is funded by Australian million and billionaires who
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Spread fear and lie campaigns about it.

Things are not good for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people at the moment.

I for one have been deeply upset and disappointed at the loss of the Referendum.

Then add the instances of racial abuse, it shines a light on the where we are at.
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I second Eddie’s call for people to talk to their kids, families, friends and coworkers. Have uncomfortable conversations because it’s important. Call it out. It’s important. We need to end racism in all its forms.

Be part of that.

Thank you.
#Racism #Australia
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