Stan Grant has bid an emotional goodbye to the ABC's QandA days after announcing his exit due to the racism he has endured.

On Friday, Grant confirmed his decision and expressed his hurt due to the lack of support from the public broadcaster.

"Sometimes we need to just take time out. Sometimes our souls are hurting, and so it is for me," Grant said.

In his final minutes as presenter, the proud Wiradjuri man said he would depart the public eye for the time being, and gave an impassioned plea to Indigenous people who continue to suffer similar to the battle he's faced.

Grant thanked those who have expressed their support saying "sometimes strength is knowing when to say stop," and asked for that support to be extended to others.

"I'll be okay. Please send that support and care to those of my people we feel abandoned, are alone, or wondering whether they have in place in this country and who don't have my privileges," he said.

"To those who have abused me and my family. I would just say if your aim was to hurt me, well you've succeeded.

"And I'm sorry. I'm sorry that I must have given you so much cause to hate me so much to target me and my family to make threats against me."

He later spoke about Yindyamarra, an underpinning value and crux of life for Wijadjuri people.

"It's not just a word, it is sacred. It is what it means to be Wiradjuri. It is the core of my being. It is respect," Grant said.

"If I break that, I lose who I am."

Grant said Yindyamarra fills him with resilience, and with it, Wiradjuri people can "teach the world to love".

"Don't mistake our love for weakness. It is our strength. We have never stopped loving and fighting for justice and truth. The hard truths to speak in our land."

A warning was also issued to the media, an industry and space Grant said is often guilty of being the problem, at times the "poison in the bloodstream of our society" and something he must step away from, in-part for fear of being a contributor.

"I fear the media does not have the love or the language to speak to the gentle spirits," he said.

"I'm not walking away for a while because of racism. We get that far too often. I'm not walking away because of social media hatred. I need a break from the media.

"I feel like I'm part of the problem. And I need to ask myself how or if we can do it better."

Grant hoped he had represented his people with pride, and gave his love to his family, and to his parents in language.

Prior to QandA's broadcast, a group of ABC staff, led by Grant's daughter, walked out in protest and rallied to stand behind the outgoing host.