THE AUSTRALIAN KILLER OF 50 PEOPLE IS THE PRODUCT OF A RACIST HISTORY OF DENIAL

18 March 2019

The massacre by an Australian of 50 people is the product of a nation in denial of a history built on racism and violence, with racist prime ministers and a media dominated by Rupert Murdoch. Read this brilliant piece by Chris Graham.

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