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Allanah Sciberras

Indigenous, African men endure rampant police profiling

Aboriginals are 15 times more likely to be searched than people perceived as white, a report shows. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Police are facing accusations of racial profiling after data shows Aboriginal, African, Middle Eastern and Pacific Island communities are disproportionately targeted in searches.

Officers are more than 15 times more likely to search Aboriginal Victorians than those perceived as white, research from the Centre Against Racial Profiling has found.

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