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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Douglas Smith and Sarah Collard

Indigenous Australians share the racist messages they receive online: ‘No one’s feeling safe’

Natasha Wanganeen is unafraid to speak about the struggles and concerns of her community. But the once rare racist comments on her social media posts have gone from a trickle to a torrent. “Disgusting abuse,” she says, has become a daily reality.

“I got a voice message saying he was gonna rape me … and if my ancestors come back, he’ll kill them again,” the Kaurna, Narungga and Ngarrindjeri woman told Guardian Australia.

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