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Former ABC Host Stands Firm on Call for Non-Indigenous Australians to Pay Reparations

Former ABC News Breakfast presenter Tony Armstrong made the comments on social media in support of a donation drive for Indigenous Australians.
Former ABC Host Stands Firm on Call for Non-Indigenous Australians to Pay Reparations
Former AFL player Tony Armstrong wins the Logie for Most Popular Presenter while working for the ABC, during the 63rd TV Week Logie Awards presentation ceremony at The Star in Sydney, Australia on July 30, 2023. AAP Image/Steve Markham
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
1/20/2025|Updated: 1/20/2025
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The former host of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation’s (ABC) flagship Breakfast programme, Tony Armstrong, announced his support for an Indigenous funding program while calling for “redistributing”—an allusion to reparations.

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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