A woman who lost her brother in the 2002 Bali bombings has called for calm amid a climate of rising racial tension in Australia and urged Prime Minister Tony Abbott not pursue a policy of 'fear-mongering'. Georgia Lysaght, 30, lost her brother Scott, then 33, in the terrorist attack in Indonesia 13 years ago which claimed the lives of 202 people, including 88 Australians. But rather than let the tragedy fill the rest of her life with hatred, Ms Lysaght has dedicated her time to encouraging peace and understanding. After the terrors raids and the shooting of a terror suspect in Melbourne - prompting the Australian government to increase the country's alert level - she penned an open letter to Mr Abbott.
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Georgia Lysaght's brother Scott was killed in the 2002 Bali bombings
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She has written an open letter to Tony Abbott in response to the Australian government's 'fear campaign'
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Was inspired to undertake PhD to understand minority groups
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Is now calling on the Prime Minister to unite Australia rather than alienate in the wake of terror attacks
Ms Lysaght said that her brother's death motivated her to undertake a PhD which focused on the case study of @placeholder, in order that she could understand more fully that the terrorists did not represent the nation