Australia 'paid attention' after George Floyd's death. Now leaders here call for change

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Indigenous leaders are hopeful the murder conviction of a man on the other side of the world will bring much-needed change in Australia.
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In This Story: George Floyd

George Floyd was an African-American man who died on 25th May 2020 in Powderhorn, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, following police arrest. Video recording by a witness, showing Floyd repeating “Please”, “I can’t breathe”, and “Don’t kill me”, was widely circulated on social media platforms and broadcast by media. The incident led to widespread protests across the United States.