The people of Australia had a collective conniption recently when a Vanity Fair writer called the country “America 50 years ago.” But after the recent allegations of torture and abuse levelled at the Northern Territory government, and after today’s “racist” political cartoon in one of the nation’s biggest newspapers — people could be forgiven for thinking twice about whether that statement has more than a little legitimacy.
After images and video emerged showing the horrible treatment of Indigenous children at the hands of Don Dale juvenile facility staff, the Australian media has been in a frenzy, with most news outlets expressing shock and outrage. However, The Australian newspaper’s newest political cartoon has taken aim at the extremely marginalised community. Again. Read more…
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