He has to go : Senator calls for McGuire to stand down as open letter support grows
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2021-02-09T12:12+11:00
Multiple federal MPs, a leading senator and a former player are among around 100 people demanding in an open letter that Collingwood president Eddie McGuire step aside as the fallout to the report into systemic racism at the club continues.
The letter came on the back of the clubâs response to the Do Better report, which was leaked last week despite being handed down in late December.
Signed by the likes of Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe and Federal Labor MPs Peter Khalil and Anne Aly, the letter said the clubâs hastily arranged press conference was âunacceptable and insulting to those who have suffered vilificationâ.
Invasion Day rally sees thousands take to Melbourne streets, two men detained by police
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Police have briefly detained two apparent counter-protesters during Melbourne s largely peaceful Invasion Day march, which saw thousands of people walk through the CBD.
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A man draped in an Australian flag was handcuffed near the march s end at Flinders Street Station
Speakers at the event called for more recognition of Indigenous history and an end to black deaths in custody
Huge protests took place in Melbourne on Australia Day with counter demonstrations clashing with cops Invasion Day rally saw thousands turn out to passionately protest the treatment of Indigenous Australians
A counter-protest saw locals covered in Australian flag paraphernalia also marching the city s streets
One man declared himself a supporter of Proud Boys - an alt-right group associated with the US Capitol riot
He clashed with Invasion Day protesters and was dragged away by police after sparking controversy
Volunteer crowd marshals will be trained to separate protesters into groups of 100 after almost 5000 people indicate interest in attending Melbourne’s Invasion Day rally on January 26.