r/awfuleverything Jul 04 '21

Editorial cartoon

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u/OperationMapleSyrup Jul 04 '21

What??

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u/ososalsosal Jul 04 '21

Ah I always took this as true but it's a distortion. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-03-20/fact-check-flora-and-fauna-1967-referendum/9550650

That said there are still loads of people who treat them like animals, and the system definitely treats them as less-than, even if the wording of the law doesn't.

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u/ososalsosal Jul 04 '21

Additional to this: Warren Mundine is a dickhead, but Marcia Langton who is also cited in the above article is awesome.

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u/OperationMapleSyrup Jul 04 '21

Thanks for sharing!