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Impact

An asteroid shaped as COVID in black, yellow and red is crashing into the town of Wilcannia.

In the first months of the pandemic, the particular danger posed by the virus to remote, predominantly Aboriginal communities was recognised. Despite the time to prepare, the Delta strain found its way into the small town of Wilcannia in the far west of New South Wales. It quickly reached the highest transmission rates in the state.

The Museum of Australian Democracy acknowledges Australia's First Nations peoples as the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia. We recognise their continuing connection to land, waters and community. We respectfully acknowledge the role that First Nations people continue to play in shaping Australia's democracy. We also acknowledge the Ngunnawal, Ngunawal and Ngambri peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the region in which MoAD is located.

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