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Richard Marles says booing at Anzac Day services ‘disgraceful’
The defence minister, Richard Marles, said booing at Anzac Day dawn services was “disgraceful”, saying welcome to country was just a respectful thing to do.
Anzac Day is a day on which we show respect. And to have booing in the face of that is profoundly disrespectful and in my mind goes against all that Anzac Day stands for. …
Indigenous Australians deserve that respect … Indigenous Australians who served in our defence force deserve that respect. And that’s what we should be thinking about.
You know, Australians around the country in different contexts engage in welcome to countries, and that’s a good thing.
Continue reading...This article was originally published by The Guardian and written by Nick Visser.
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