Jan 1, 2021 1:45 PM EDT
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called “the spirit of unity” and the country’s Indigenous population.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year’s Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from “For we are young and free” to “For we are one and free.”
The change took effect Friday.
“It is time to ensure this great unity is reflected more fully in our national anthem,” he said, adding that Australia was the “most successful multicultural nation on Earth.”
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CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country s Indigenous population.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison on New Year’s Eve announced that the second line of the anthem, Advance Australia Fair, has been changed from For we are young and free to For we are one and free.
The change took effect Friday. It is time to ensure this great unity is reflected more fully in our national anthem, he said, adding that Australia was the most successful multicultural nation on Earth.
Australia changes word in national anthem to reflect Indigenous history
Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country s Indigenous population.
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Posted: Jan 01, 2021 3:07 PM ET | Last Updated: January 1
In this 2018 file photo, players line up for the national anthem behind a large Australia flag prior to a FIFA World Cup match between Australia and Peru in Sochi, Russia. Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to honour Indigenous people.(Robert Cianflone/Getty Images)
Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called the spirit of unity and the country s Indigenous population.
Australian national anthem changed to honor Indigenous people
The country s national song has been changed by one word to better represent its pre-colonial history, a step welcomed by some and scorned by others.
The change to lyrics aimed to better reflect Australia s pre-colonial history
A single word in the Australian national anthem changed on Friday as part of an attempt by the government to be more inclusive of the country s Indigenous population.
On New Year s Eve, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that the second line of the song Advance Australia Fair will be changed from For we are young and free to For we are one and free.
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With 2020 finally behind us, we can begin to think about how the historic events that took place will be understood in years to come. To do so, we asked young scientists this question:
What new word or phrase would you add to the dictionary to help scientists explain the events of 2020 to future generations? Read a selection of the best responses below. Follow NextGen Voices on Twitter with hashtag #NextGenSci. Read previous NextGen Voices survey results at https://science.sciencemag.org/collection/nextgen-voices.
2020 d (adjective)
When all of the even slightly negative events in a situation suddenly amplify in magnitude to truly horrendous proportions (e.g., police brutality, political corruption, science skepticism, conspiracy theories, political division). “We are going to need an immediate extraction things got 2020 d over here.”