Council resolves more than 700 complaints approximately Leak’s cartoon of an Indigenous father with deal in which the paper publishes two opinion articles The Press Council has chosen not to sanction the Australian newspaper for publishing a widely criticised Bill Leak cartoon approximately Indigenous fathers in the interests of a “free and vigorous press”.
Published on 4 August,the Leak cartoon was in response to revelations approximately the treatment of children in the Don Dale correctional centre and portrayed an Aboriginal father holding a beer can and telling a police officer he could not remember his sons name.
Australians get offended when people say we're racist, but can you imagine this appearing in a US or UK newspaper? pic.twitter.com/6KzOJMaiVv Related: Bill Leak defends 'racist' cartoon amid widespread criticism Related: Charlie Hebdo cartoon depicting drowned child Alan Kurdi sparks racism debate Cartoon by Bill Leak https://t.co/su1mtfV64A pic.twitter.com/CcfmRh3ni9Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com