![]() ![]() I repeatedly said that these truths are spoken with love for the Australia we have never been. Truths not told with hate - truths offered with love. We cannot live in the fantasy Australia that pretends we have transcended this history. Under the crown we remain the most impoverished and imprisoned people in the country. I speak truth with love, I offer YindyamarraĪustralia is the only Commonwealth country not to have signed treaties with First Nations people. Under the crown our people were massacred. Police wearing the seal of the crown took children from their families. In the name of the crown my people were segregated on missions and reserves. I pointed out that the crown represents the invasion and theft of our land. ![]() I was invited to contribute to the ABC's coverage as part of a discussion about the legacy of the monarchy. My ancestors would not allow me to be filled with hate. They have accused me of maligning Australia. They have tried to depict me as hate filled. Since the King's coronation, I have seen people in the media lie and distort my words. Now I wonder if I have travelled very far at all. I thought I had come a long way from that scared, little Aboriginal boy in the school photo. ![]()
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