‘We should be dead’: Perth’s Indigenous community felt ignored after alleged Invasion Day bombing attempt, inquiry told

Perth's Indigenous community says it was left dismissed and ignored after an alleged bombing attempt at this year's Invasion Day rally. The Guardian reports that a federal inquiry into racism and hate directed at First Nations people heard that police were warned of unspecified threats before the twenty-six January gathering, but did not meet with organisers until afterward. A homemade device packed with ball bearings and screws was thrown into a crowd of two thousand people at Forrest Place, and authorities declared it a terror investigation nine days later. A Perth man has been charged with terrorism offences and remains in custody, with his lawyers indicating he intends to plead not guilty by way of insanity.

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