Stan Grant has revealed that he may enter federal politics to continue to advocate for Indigenous Australians.
He appeared on the ABC’s Q&A program last night and fielded a question on Aboriginal Australian lawyer Noel Pearson’s regret that he never entered federal politics.
Last week, Mr Pearson said he regretted not going into politics 15 years ago, as he felt he had “hit the limit of how much influence you can have barking from the outside”.
Mr Grant responded to a question on whether he would enter politics by saying the public response to a speech he gave on the racism endured by Indigenous Australians last year, prompted him to think about entering federal politics.
He said he would consider it because of a responsibility he feels to continue to advocate for Indigenous Australians who he said still suffer in this country.
“The response to the speech that I gave, I found so overwhelming and overwhelmingly positive,” Mr Grant said.
“To be honest, it blew me away in the first few days ... the ground sort of shifted beneath my feet. Clearly, there is a responsibility and obligation to the words in that speech.”
Despite not outlining his next move, Grant said it is in his thoughts.
“[Whether it’s] federal politics or advocacy or staying in the media and continuing to do what I do,” he said.
“This is a great country and my people still suffer in this country.”
Grant’s political ambitions garnered a positive response on social media.
Mr Grant is Managing Editor of NITV's new flagship News and Current Affairs TV program The Point. He is also The Guardian's Indigenous Affairs Editor.
