WELL done to ABC employees standing in solidarity with Stan Grant, pictured, against a torrent of racist abuse directed at him over his guest appearance on the coronation program ('Chalmers takes a shot at 'keyboard warriors' after Grant's exit', Newcastle Herald 23/5). A gutless swill of cowardly racist abuse just shows how far we still have to go in standing up against racism. Stan Grant was invited as a guest to give his and his family's experiences under the Crown. This reality seems to be too uncomfortable for some, but it's a too-common experience, as I understand, for many Indigenous people.
Are we meant to forget about a big part of Australia's real history to appease the sensibilities of some monarchists? History shows there's more discomfort to come.
