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'I still remember the bullies': Andy Muirhead's Aboriginal pride and passion

By Andy Muirhead
Updated July 2 2021 - 1:24am, first published July 31 2020 - 5:30pm
Andy Muirhead will wear the inaugural Brumbies' Indigenous jersey with pride for the clash against the Queensland Reds on Saturday night. Picture: Karleen Minney
Andy Muirhead will wear the inaugural Brumbies' Indigenous jersey with pride for the clash against the Queensland Reds on Saturday night. Picture: Karleen Minney

I still remember the daily taunts. The bullies. The racism. In many ways I hid from my Indigenous heritage when I was younger. I didn't want to give the bullies another reason to discriminate against me, and it stopped me from learning about my culture.

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