Mayors make a stand for South Sudanese communities

Eight Melbourne mayors have come together in a show of support for the state's South Sudanese-Australian communities following what they say is a barrage of negative media and political commentary. They say the threat of violent crime by African-Australians as a whole is being grossly overstated and crime is actually decreasing.

City of Melton Mayor Bob Turner (left) and South Sudanese community leader Maker Mayek (AAP Image/Julian Smith) Source: AAP