Black Witness with Amy McQuire
Join Amy McQuire, a Darumbal and South Sea Islander journalist and author with over 13 years of experience and the Australia Institute’s 2020 Writer in Residence recipient, for a discussion her upcoming book ‘The Water Behind Us’ is a journalistic investigation into the wrongful conviction of Aboriginal man Kevin Henry.
This book deals with the complex intersections of how issues of race, gender and class interact with the law, specifically looking at Aboriginality.
Part of the Australia Institute 2021 webinar series, this discussion was recorded live at 11am AEDT, Wednesday 17 February 2021.
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