Nakkiah Lui is urging non-Indigenous Australians to think about the police brutality and racism experienced by First Nations people, as the Black Lives Matter protests continue across the US. The actress and writer who is a Gamillaroi and Torres Strait Islander woman, has appeared on Channel 10’s The Project to discuss Australia’s own horrors and encourage…
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Rarriwuy Hick Reminds Us #OurKidsBelongWithFamily
It’s been two years since actress and Yolngu woman Rarriwuy Hick started the hashtag #ourkidsbelongwithfamily. Her two nephews were in foster care and she was in an ongoing battle for their guardianship. Together with her father Paul Hick, she won – and in the process, opened our eyes to the number of Aboriginal kids in out-of-home care. It…