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Share The ABC promoted the article on Twitter later on Sunday, sticking by the Australia Day/Invasion Day decision A fellow WA politician said he worked closely with local Indigenous communities, and was adamant community leaders had never raised the issue of the date of Australia Day with him (pictured, an Invasion Day rally in Brisbane in 2020) There have been calls for Ms Lines (pictured) to resign from her post within parliament after drawing the comparison with white supremacy  Mr Wyatt, ...

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Virtual Warrane is the work of Indigenous digital artist Brett Leavy, inspired by convict artist, Joseph Lycett, who captured not only the early settlement of Sydney but scenes of Indigenous people engaging in food gathering, ceremony and hunting.

Mama Mayhem by Jess Rae of Doodley Squat. 1 of 1 WHAT does Australia Day mean to me? Well it certainly doesn’t mean celebrating the First Fleet landing on the shores of Botany Bay. For me personally, it’s about giving thanks to the country that welcomed me and my family with open arms all those 38 years ago. We emigrated from Denmark — leaving the wintry cold behind to embark on a new life of opportunity and sunshine. I was just five years old, with no clue about the English language, let...

Aboriginal organisers of a Brisbane Australia Day protest say "insulting" comments made by Prime Minister Scott Morrison about the arrival of the First Fleet could make this years rally the largest yet. Thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous people will march from Brisbanes CBD to Musgrave Park on Tuesday for the annual "Invasion Day" protest. Organisers say the anti-Australia Day event is growing each year, and tip this years turnout could be the largest on record following Mr Morrisons...

Advertisement Australians have plenty to celebrate on Australia Day. Unfortunately, every year we find ourselves debating whether one distinction in particular – our choice of date for our national day – is worth celebrating at all. National days around the world typically mark the anniversaries of national achievements such as the birth of the American republic on July 4, 1776, the confederation of Canada’s provinces on July 1, 1867, or New Zealand’s Waitangi Treaty with Ma...

We are on the eve of the nation’s annual ritual of celebrating the arrivals, while not formally recognising the ancient peoples who were dispossessed. Each year the tensions spill over, rendering Australia Day/Invasion Day/Survival Day a protest as much as a celebration. But there is a quiet process underway, aimed at achieving substantive recognition of the First Nations that has so far eluded Australia. A new report on an Indigenous Voice This process of constitutional recognition is now ...

Shadow Indigenous Australians Minister Linda Burney says the Prime Minister should refrain from making "such stupid, intemperate comments" if he wishes to improve reconciliation.

‘A moment of unity’: Australia Day stirs debate despite COVID-19 We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Save Normal text size Advertisement The COVID-19 crisis may have curtailed some of the more flamboyant January 26 celebrations, but this year’s Australia Day still offers an opportunity to celebrate, reflect and debate what it means to be Australian. A number of Sydney councils have cancelled Australia Day events and the state g...

It’s not either/or We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss January 23, 2021 — 10.00pm Save Normal text size The Age, email letters@theage.com.au. Please include your home address and telephone number. It’s not either/or The Age, 23/1) illustrates the false dichotomy that has arisen in the debate over Australia Day: to question the wisdom of holding Australia Day on January 26 does not mean we can’t be proud Australians, as som...