The alleged throwing of a homemade bomb into an Invasion Day rally crowd must be treated as a racial hate crime, Indigenous advocates say. Police are investigating the incident as a potential terrorist act, saying it was only because of good luck the device did not explode. Hannah McGlade says First Nations people fear “rising right-wing influence and racism”. “We are worried for our kids and their safety on this day because of this rising right-wing influence and racism that really hasn’t abated in Australia,” she told AAP. Indigenous Australians Minister Malarndirri McCarthy said she was pleased the incident was being considered a potential terrorist act.