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A new year, a new national anthem for Australia By Australian national anthem has been tweaked to be more inclusive On Friday, Australia did not only wake up to a new year but also a new national anthem.  Hours before January 1, 2021, Australian PM Scott Morrison announced that the anthem, "Advance Australia Fair", has been tweaked to recognise the countrys Indigenous history and communities.  The first line of the anthem, "Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free," will now...

Published: 7:00 AM January 2, 2021    Some of the First Fleet, the ships which took British convicts to Botany Bay, where they established the first European settlement in Australia, 1788 - Credit: Getty Images PETER TRUDGILL on how long it took for the accent to appear after English arrived in Australia. In 1788, during the reign of King George III, the English language made a very long journey indeed, penetrating deep into the southern hemisphere. This was on the occasion of the foundation...

Australia woke up to a new year on Friday -- and a slightly different national anthem.

Australia has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect 60,000 years of Indigenous history By Jessie Yeung, CNN enablePagination: false endIndex: Olivia Fox sings Australias national anthem in the Eora language during the Tri Nations rugby match in Sydney on December 5, 2020. (CNN) -- Australia woke up to a new year on Friday -- and a slightly different national anthem. The anthem, "Advance Australia Fair," has been tweaked to recognize the countrys Indigenous history and communities, P...

We are one and free: Australia amends anthem to honour indigenous people ANI | Updated: Jan 02, 2021 05:55 IST Canberra [Australia], January 2 (ANI): Australia brought in the New Year differently this year by tweaking their national anthem Advance Australia Fair slightly to recognize the countrys Indigenous history and communities, said Prime Minister Scott Morrison. The first line, "Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free," will now end w...

Australia has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect Indigenous history Australia has changed its national anthem in a bid to reflect Indigenous history (Photo / Getty) Australia woke up to a new year on Friday -- and a slightly different national anthem. The anthem, "Advance Australia Fair," has been tweaked to recognize the countrys Indigenous history and communities, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced late Thursday, hours before 2021. The first line, "Australian...

Today, as it has for nine months, the Australian government’s Smartraveller website tells me “do not travel”. Every country on the map is coloured red. To leave the country, I would need an exemption on compassionate grounds. Apparently it’s a high bar. For the last few years, I averaged 100 flights a year, carbon-offset, commuting from Melbourne to Canberra and internationally. When I moved jobs recently, I was excited to reduce this to 75 and have more time with my family. I never ima...

I didn’t see any Health Care Section in today’s links so I’ll insert my two cents worth. It was through someone’s comments here at NC that I stumbled onto Jack London’s the “Iron Heel.” Last night I read his “War of the Working Class” and he wrote something in the introduction that made me think of Jimmy Dore’s M4A vote initiative. Only dangerous things are abhorrent. The thing that is not dangerous is always respectable. And so with socialism in the United States. For seve...

Luxury Escapes Guide to Sydney CBD The jewel in NSW’s crown, Sydney’s CBD is home to world-famous landmarks, hatted restaurants, bustling bars and outstanding cultural institutions. Featured escape Travel guides Stretching from the iconic Circular Quay all the way through to the laneways of Paddington and Surry Hills, Sydney’s central business district is the beating heart of the capital city. A melting pot of culture and cuisine, the city is home to big-ticket items, local gems and e...

Existing fleets are insufficient to meet this challenge. Heres What You Need to Remember: Though significantly farther from China than Okinawa or mainland Japan, it is not far from China’s so-called nine-dash line, an expansive but unrecognized area in the South China Sea claimed by China. Regional proximity to this area would clearly benefit not just the United States but American allies as well. The United States Secretary of the Navy, Kenneth J. Braithwaite, wants the Navy to stand up a...