Cassius Turvey was just 15-years-old when he was allegedly beaten with a metal pole as he walked home from school last month. 

As he lay dying in hospital, police would say things that would be interpreted as being offhand, refusing to confirm whether racism was a factor in the crime. Newspapers would barely delve into the incident, while the family of a young boy whose life was slowly leaving his young body, were pleading for hime to be considered a human who deserved humanity’s sympathy. 

Today, after a week of action around the death of Cassius Turvey, we look at how Australia still struggles to tell the stories of First Nation's People.

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Host: Claire Murphy

With thanks to: 

Dr Tracy Westerman AM, Founder of Indigenous Psychological Services, Western Australia’s Australian of the Year for 2018, and Founder of The Westerman Jilya Institute for Indigenous Mental Health www.thejilyainstitute.com.au  

Producer: Claire Murphy

Executive Producer: Liv Proud

Audio Producer: Thom Lion

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