Australia sees a renewed push for removal of colonial landmarks which are offensive to Indigenous citizens
Demonstrators attend a Black Lives Matter protest to express solidarity with US protesters and demand an end to Aboriginal deaths in custody, in Perth, June 13, 2020.
As protests over racial inequality continue to sweep across the world, Australia is seeing a renewed push for the removal of cultural reminders of colonialism which rights advocates say are harmful to the pride and health of Indigenous citizens.Thousands of landmarks and places across Australia bear names that are offensive to Indigenous people and Torres Strait Islanders or that celebrate their oppressors, activists say.
John Batman, considered one of Melbourne's founding fathers, was accused of involvement in the massacre of Aboriginal people in Tasmania during the early 1800s. In 2015, Donna Ah Chee, chief executive officer of the Central Australian Aboriginal Congress, an Aboriginal-controlled healthcare service, said racism has clear, tangible effects on the health of indigenous people.
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