Tarneen Onus-Williams, 'Invasion Day' protester. Photo: Ten News
Kinglake’s Vicki Ruhr calls for apology
Monday, January 29, 2018
A Kinglake resident who survived the Black Saturday bushfires has called on a controversial Invasion Day speaker to publicly apologise for her “hateful” comments.
Vicki Ruhr said the comments made by Tarneen Onus-Williams (above) on Australia Day created “an unwanted degree of upset and stress” for herself and her local community. Mr Ruhr’s criticism received coverage on Melbourne radio station this morning.
“F*** Australia, hope it f***ing burns to the ground,” Ms Onus-Williams said on Friday.
Vicki, too upset to speak on air, sent Neil Mitchell the below statement.
On behalf of all those impacted by the 2009 Victorian Black Saturday Bushfires Disaster, both survivors and the souls with no voices that are no longer with us, I hereby and formally call upon Ms Tarneen Onus-Williams, who introduced speakers during the rally at the steps of Victorian Parliament on Friday, January 26 2018, to publicly apologize for her highly insensitive and reprehensible comments – forthwith.
“She (Ms Onus-Williams) has to learn there are consequences for stupid statements,” Neil said.
https://www.3aw.com.au/black-saturday-survivor-slams-invasion-day-speaker-who-said-she-hopes-australia-burns-to-the-ground/