Grant is an Indigenous Australian journalist and Wiradjuri man, who has worked in Australian and international radio, television and online news for more than 30 years. The journalist announced he would be stepping away from his media commitments on May 19, releasing a final column announcing his departure as host for ABC current affairs program Q+A and as a regular columnist…
Veteran journalist Stan Grant has stepped down from his role as a program host and columnist for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) after no action was taken by the media outlet against sustained online racial abuse aimed at the journalist and his family. The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) stands with its Australian affiliate, the Media, Arts and Entertainment Alliance (MEAA), in condemning the systemic racism and discrimination against Indigenous and minority media workers in Australia.
