Blind Aboriginal singer Gurrumul refused taxi in Melbourne - Audio

Indigenous singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu, on tour in Melbourne with Missy Higgins, was refused a taxi in St Kilda after performing at the Palais Theatre.

Gurrumul's manager Mark Grose says he cannot see any other reason than racism for the fare being refused. Mark Grose says he went out and hailed a taxi following a 'fantastic show' by Gurrumul at the theatre. He got the taxi to pull up by the stage and went in to get Gurrumul and his girlfriend Bronwyn. "The taxi driver looked at him, said no, locked the car and drove off," says Mark Grose. "He refused to take the fare."