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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Christopher Knaus in Sydney

Australian media’s racism reckoning: Indigenous journalist quits over ‘unrelenting’ abuse

People participate in a rally in support of Former ABC Q&A Host Stan Grant in Sydney
ABC staff in Sydney rally in support of Stan Grant, after the broadcaster stepped down from his role of Q+A host. Photograph: Flavio Brancaleone/AAP

It was a moment of reckoning.

Stan Grant, one of Australia’s most prominent Indigenous journalists, stared down the barrel of a live camera, stony-faced and red-eyed, to explain why he was stepping away from his role hosting a flagship program at the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

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