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Counter-terror cops under investigation over mock recognition of nation at Christmas celebration

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Jun 17, 2020 #Christmas, #Party
Counter-terror cops under investigation over mock recognition of nation at Christmas celebration

A senior cops constable rewrote then delivered a mock acknowledgement of nation at an elite counter-terrorism unit’s Christmas party in Sydney in 2015.

Key points:

  • The occurrence happened during a rowdy party in an urban pub
  • It’s now the subject of an internal authorities investigation
  • Indigenous leader Yvonne Weldon says it reveals “deliberate disrespect to First Nations people”

Soon afterwards, members of the Tactical Operations System were asked to leave the bar for unruly behaviour, eyewitnesses told the ABC, and a copy of the speech was left behind on a clipboard.

Aboriginal leaders have called the defacing of the acknowledgement heartbreaking and rude.

NSW Authorities verified the incident took place at the

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