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"I had a roommate who refused to believe that there were black people from Australia and that I just ..." — Patty Mills

I had a roommate who refused to believe that there were black people from Australia and that I just had this accent. I got frustrated. I'm saying, 'mate, you've never heard of Aboriginals?' And he definitely never heard of the Torres Strait Islands.
Patty Mills
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