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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Amanda Meade

The Australian blames ‘production error’ for attack on Noel Pearson added to reader’s letter

Noel Pearson
The Australian apologised to a reader after a letter she submitted was changed to describe Indigenous leader Noel Pearson as ‘shrill’ and ‘prejudiced’. Photograph: Mick Tsikas/AAP

A reader of the Australian was left “horrified” after a letter she sent to the newspaper was printed with the addition of two sentences defending the masthead and criticising Indigenous leader Noel Pearson as “shrill” and “prejudiced”.

The reader told Guardian Australia she was shocked when she saw her letter printed in Monday’s edition of the paper with paragraphs inserted that she had not written.

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