But the once rare racist comments on her social media posts have gone from a trickle to a torrent. Wanganeen’s experience is at the extreme end, but a number of high-profile Indigenous Australians told Guardian Australia the same thing: the online abuse they receive is frequent and getting worse. McCarthy and other Indigenous MPs are subject to a high volume of racist abuse online. One message seen by Guardian Australia reads: “bring your abo shit and I will kill you in a heartbeat slut’. She says she will keep speaking out about issues she cares about, regardless of receiving racist abuse.

Source: The Guardian March 06, 2026 14:06 UTC