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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
World
Ben Doherty

‘Racism is a cancer’: Indigenous leaders condemn orchestrated booing at Anzac Day ceremonies

The dawn service at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance was interrupted by booing on Saturday.
The dawn service at Melbourne’s Shrine of Remembrance was interrupted by booing on Saturday. Photograph: Ye Myo Khant/SOPA Images/Shutterstock

Indigenous leaders have condemned people who booed welcome to country speeches at Anzac Day dawn services across the country, with an army captain stating “racism is a cancer”.

Elders who spoke at services in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth on Saturday morning were booed following a campaign by Fight for Australia, the group formerly known as March for Australia, which has previously staged major anti-immigration rallies.

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