Racism inquiry hears from First Nations organisations on final day | ABC NEWS

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*Warning, this report contains racist language.* The national inquiry into racism, hatred and violence against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people has come to a close after hearing hundreds of hours of testimony across the country. Calls for a national truth-telling process were a recurrent theme, sparking renewed hope the federal government may recommit to its promise of reckoning with Australia's colonial past and the ongoing impacts on First Nations people. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-07/federal-racism-inquiry-ends-in-melbourne-august/107008074 Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNEWS #ABCNEWSAustralia

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