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 country s 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 with one and free. Australia as a modern nation may be relatively young, but our country s story is ancient, as are the stories of the many First Nations peoples whose stewardship we rightly acknowledge and respect, Morrison wrote in an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald as quoted by CNN.
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
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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 country s Indigenous history and communities, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced late Thursday, hours before 2021.
The first line, Australians all let us rejoice, for we are young and free, will now end with one and free. Australia as a modern nation may be relatively young, but our country s story is ancient, as are the stories of the many First Nations peoples whose stewardship we rightly acknowledge and respect, Morrison wrote in an opinion piece in the Sydney Morning Herald.
NT remote housing program is building prefabricated homes, but some communities don t want them
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The Northern Territory Government is using prefabricated homes to ease overcrowding in remote communities, but some are concerned they take construction jobs and training opportunities from Aboriginal Territorians living in remote areas.
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The NT Government says it has completed 37 of the new-style remote homes and more are on the way
Some residents are happy and the houses can be finished quicker than locally built homes
Concerns have been raised over the cost of the homes, at around half a million dollars each