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The Commonwealth is responsible for the treatment of children but turns away and doesn’t intervene. That is unforgivable. www.youtube.com/live/VIQj6Jk...

Ms Lewis also points to how frustrating it is to see that the current opportunity, where the Labor government has a substantial majority, is not used for transformational change. This opportunity might not come around again in the near future.

We need legislative architecture in this country to safeguard human rights. Just agreements are not working, which becomes obvious in states willingly abandoning them or getting away with not adhering to them at all.

And that is highly concerning as it will end very poorly - most poorly for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children.

Ms Natalie Lewis, former Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Children’s Commissioner in QLD, says that independent critique and rights focused advocacy doesn’t have a place in QLD right now.

Professor Watego says that the systemic and the structural racism is hard to take on because it forces us to look at our own complicity.

People are deeply attached to racial ideas because it benefits them and it is reflective of the leadership of pretty much any institution in this country.

Racism is not built on an absence of knowing but the intentional denial of First Peoples' rights.

When Blakfullas call out racism, they are being criminalised. However, there is impunity for inflicting harm on people.

We heard from the amazing Professor Chelsea Watego and Dr Amy McQuire, who spoke truth to power.

Meta admits that not all content perceived as harmful may meet their thresholds for removal. Listen here: www.youtube.com/live/VIQj6Jk...

How much is Meta making from the harm on First Peoples on its platforms?

None of Meta's moderators are based in Australia and none are First Peoples. Meta also does not seem to have any definition of racism.

We are now hearing from Meta at the Racism Inquiry. Online racism has been called out as violent and increasing by many witnesses in this inquiry. Meta pretends it has all the policies and mechanisms to address if but clearly its not working.

Action on racial justice is a way to bring all of us together, and has positive impacts on many other areas as well. Listen to the Racism Inquiry here: www.youtube.com/live/VIQj6Jk...

There needs to be a digital duty of care and a strengthening of accountability. The reality on social media is horrific

He also says that racism is profitable for social media companies and they enable it by reducing fact-checkers and moderation. People feel increasingly emboldened online, and have no fear of any consequences.

Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman says that, as a priority, the National Anti Racism Framework needs to be implemented, and that addressing racism against First Peoples needs to come first, or no other forms of racism can be effectively addressed either

It is shameful that 35 years after the Royal Commission into Aboriginal Deaths in Custody, there is still no oversight body to ensure its 339 recommendations are actually implemented. In the meantime, sadly, there is another death in custody every week!

She also said that there need to be mechanisms to ensure governments are actually held accountable to implement agreements and recommendations and adhere to standards set