Calls for attack on Aboriginal site to be declared hate crime
The attack on Aboriginal protest site Camp Sovereignty is just the latest attack on First Nations sites and people. Indigenous leaders want it declared an act of terror.
Carly Williams is a Quandamooka woman and National Indigenous Correspondent with the ABC's Indigenous Affairs Team.
Prior to this she worked with the ABC's audio and current affairs team, was Senior Editor at HuffPost Australia and has worked at Yahoo7, the Australian Associated Press and Pacific Magazines.
The attack on Aboriginal protest site Camp Sovereignty is just the latest attack on First Nations sites and people. Indigenous leaders want it declared an act of terror.
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