Winmar statue removed during NAIDOC Week after assault conviction

According to ABC News Australia, a statue commemorating Nicky Winmar has been removed from Perth Stadium during this week's NAIDOC celebrations. The monument honored a pivotal moment in AFL history when Winmar made a powerful anti-racism stand. The removal follows his conviction for assault—a complicated institutional moment where celebrating a historical anti-racism gesture intersects with legal consequences.

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