Western Australian Premier Roger Cook ordered the removal of the statue of Nicky Winmar just days after the former AFL star was found guilty of assaulting a woman in northern Victoria last year.

Melbourne-based artist and sculptor of the famous bronze statue Louis Laumen told 3AW Mornings host Heidi Murphy the statue held a broader meaning.

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“It was to portray a certain action, a gesture that was made spontaneously on a particular day in response to racial abuse and it became a powerful, iconic symbol of defiance and pride,” he said.

Heidi Murphy’s conflicting feelings on the removal of Nicky Winmar statue

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