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ABC’s Laura Tingle Issues Statement Explaining Comments on Racism

Laura Tingle told the Sydney Writer’s Festival that Australia was a ‘racist country.’
ABC’s Laura Tingle Issues Statement Explaining Comments on Racism
President of the National Press Club Laura Tingle listens to Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor during his address at the National Press Club of Australia in Canberra, Australia on May 22, 2024. AAP Image/Lukas Coch
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
5/29/2024|Updated: 5/29/2024
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ABC 7.30 Report’s Chief Political Correspondent Laura Tingle has attempted to explain a comment at the Sydney Writer’s Festival last week where she said Australia is “a racist country. Let’s face it. We always have been and it’s very depressing.”

When news of her original statement broke, the public broadcaster distanced itself from the reporter.

Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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