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Olympic champion Freeman welcomes change to Australian national anthem Friday, 1 January 2021 Olympic gold medallist Cathy Freeman has led welcomes for a change to the Australian national anthem which has been introduced today. "What a way to start the year", Freeman 400 metres champion at Sydney 2000, wrote in a social media message. "A phone call from our Prime Minister to say that we are 'One and Free!' "Thank you!!!" A stanza of the anthem has been altered from "young and free" to the words "one and free" in a move announced by Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison. "While Australia a...

Scott Morrison called an Australian sporting legend just moments after the clock hit 12 on New Year's Day to tell her he had changed the words to the national anthem. The prime minister immediately picked up the phone and called Olympic gold medalist and sporting hero Cathy Freeman to deliver the news in person. The sprinting legend of the 2000 Olympics tweeted her astonishment at 2.38am on January 1 - before the New Year was even three hours old. 'What a way to start the year!!! A phone call from our Prime Minister to say we are 'one and free'! Thank you,' she tweeted.