First Nations athletes 'fighting for fair go' on and off the field, racism inquiry hears
- Elite sporting organisations are not culturally safe for First Nations athletes and their complaint procedures not fit for purpose, a former Olympic boxer has told a federal racism inquiry.
- The final hearings of the parliamentary inquiry into racism, hate and violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, held in Naarm/Melbourne, has focused on racism in sport and media.
- Former Olympic boxer Marissa Williamson Pohlman told the inquiry Indigenous athletes carried the load of racism both on and off the sporting field.
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- Elite sporting organisations are not culturally safe for First Nations athletes and their complaint procedures not fit for purpose, a former Olympic boxer has told a federal racism inquiry.
- The final hearings of the parliamentary inquiry into racism, hate and violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, held in Naarm/Melbourne, has focused on racism in sport and media.
- Former Olympic boxer Marissa Williamson Pohlman told the inquiry Indigenous athletes carried the load of racism both on and off the sporting field.
Sources: ABC Australia