I’m not sure the comparison with a missing tourist is the right one to make in this case. The German backpacker scenario appeals more to us because we feel like we have a responsibility as locals to look after this person who has come to our country as a guest and has run into trouble. I hope that people in other countries feel similarly about Australians in their countries too.

But I definitely agree that there is obvious negative bias against Indigenous and non-white men if we are comparing the way their cases are handled and covered (or not) compared to those of other missing Australians here.