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Gold Coast Indigenous groups have weighed in on the change to a single word in the national anthem, labelling it “cosmetic” and “tokenistic”.

But, some have called changing "young" to "one" an initial step. Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday announced the anthems second line would change from "young and free" to "one and free". The change is to recognise Indigenous people have inhabited Australia for thousands of years. Yugambeh man John Graham said: "It makes a difference, it is more inclusive and thats one of those things … its a start." But he also described the change as "a little bit cosmetic". Other important st...

Gold Coast Indigenous groups have weighed in on the change to a single word in the national anthem, labelling it “cosmetic” and “tokenistic”.

Gold Coast Indigenous groups have weighed in on the change to a single word in the national anthem, labelling it “cosmetic” and “tokenistic”.

Gold Coast Indigenous groups have weighed in on the change to a single word in the national anthem, labelling it “cosmetic” and “tokenistic”.