Indigenous AFL Stars Protest Against Closure Of Remote Communities

Footballers join digital campaign on national Close The Gap Day.

Aboriginal AFL stars are taking part in an online protest against the planned closure of remote Indigenous communities.

Aboriginal AFL stars are taking part in an online protest against the planned closure of remote Indigenous communities.

Melbourne Demons players Neville Jetta, Jay Kennedy-Harris and Jeffrey Garlett were among those posing for photos in the #SOSBLAKAUSTRALIA campaign as well as retired Essendon player Nathan-Lovett-Murray.

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Close The Gap Day is a national day of action to urge the government to address issues of Indigenous inequality.

Close The Gap Day is a national day of action to urge the government to address issues of Indigenous inequality.

Thousands turned up to nationwide rallies protesting against the planned closure of 150 remote Aboriginal communities in Western Australia.

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