Kriol interpreting efforts misunderstood in Western Australia and abroad

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Jan 31 2022 | 00:04:10

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Earlier this month, Australian politician Mark McGowan received harsh criticism for a video campaign intended to disseminate COVID-19-related information to Aboriginal people living in the state of Western Australia (WA). MultiLingual an Australian interpreter about the video and why the outrage against it is largely unjustified.

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