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NT Chief Minister Michael Gunner puts support behind Australia Day on January 26
NT News
Although acknowledging the date of the national holiday was divisive, Mr Gunner said Australia Day should be about unity. “January 26 must meaningfully acknowledge the entire story of our nation. This means more than acknowledgement of country and a ...

Courier Mail
Australia Day: Johnathan Thurston calls for respect in date change debate
Courier Mail
Tensions have again escalated ahead of Australia Day, with a furious debate about whether the date should be moved out of respect for indigenous Australians. “The nation needs to have a good, long conversation about this issue before any decisions ...

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Courier Mail
Johnathan Thurston's daughters have broadened his vision for the future
Courier Mail
“I'd also like to see a change in early childhood learning for our culture and I think it's a national issue making sure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families are accessing kindies and early childhood learning.” Thurston said he was recently ...

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Courier Mail
Johnathan Thurston's daughters have broadened his vision for the future
Courier Mail
“I'd also like to see a change in early childhood learning for our culture and I think it's a national issue making sure Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families are accessing kindies and early childhood learning.” Thurston said he was recently ...

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Australia Day: Johnathan Thurston calls for respect in date change debate
Herald Sun
Tensions have again escalated ahead of Australia Day, with a furious debate about whether the date should be moved out of respect for indigenous Australians. “The nation needs to have a good, long conversation about this issue before any decisions ...

The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day: Why our destiny requires another date to celebrate
The Sydney Morning Herald
Perkins, who took part in the 1965 Freedom Rides and was a public face of Aboriginal Australia during the 1967 referendum campaign, said: "Of course you should re-enact the First Fleet as you white fellas have gotta have your own Dreamtime because if ...

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The Canberra Times
'Daggers drawn' in Australia Day debate as Canberrans reveal ...
The Canberra Times
"Australia didn't start being for Australians until 1901 [Federation Day]," said NCIS director Professor Mick Dodson.

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The Canberra Times
'Daggers drawn' in Australia Day debate as Canberrans reveal mixed feelings on date change
The Canberra Times
Ms Munro said it may take a few more generations before Australians grasp what Australia Day means to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders. ACT Australian of the Year and founder of Darkies Design, Dion Devow, said he was more interested in closing ...

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Illawarra Mercury
Nothing sacred about Australia Day but politicians refuse to admit it
Illawarra Mercury
The only cows associated with January 26 are the ones in sausage form. Illustration: Matt Davidson. Opinion. Along with the obnoxious ads demanding we eat lamb, and bikinis featuring the Australian flag, the run up to January 26 is traditionally filled ...
Many assist Australia Day date change from January 26Luxora Leader

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The Mercury
Is Australia Day a day to party, or to protest?
The Mercury
Even the partygoers will notice a change in the airwaves this year, with radio station Triple J moving its Hottest 100 countdown from January 26 to the following day, in acknowledgment of the “increasing debate” about the day's meaning for indigenous ...

The Mercury
Is Australia Day a day to party, or to protest?
The Mercury
Reconciliation Tasmania co-chair Bill Lawson has decided to down barbecue tools on January 26, breaking with a long-held tradition in his own backyard. Aboriginal leader Heather Sculthorpe will leave her Kingston Beach home early to escape the flag ...

Herald Sun
GOLDOC issues invites to Comm Games staff to celebrate Invasion Day as critics call it PC gone mad
Herald Sun
“Annastacia Palaszczuk needs to come clean and let Queenslanders know of her political correct agenda or pull Commonwealth Games organisers into line and rule out this PC rubbish.” Commonwealth Games staff have been invited to an “Invasion Day ...
Editorial: Stop playing politically correct gamesCourier Mail

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The New Daily
Indigenous MP Lidia Thorpe sends kids away after 'Australia Day' threats of death and gang rape
The New Daily
Ms Thorpe told The New Daily she stood by her calls for Australians to fly the flag at half-mast on Australia Day in recognition that many Indigenous Australians regard the day the First Fleet arrived as an invasion. The Greens have advocated for ...

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Indigenous MP Lidia Thorpe sends kids away after 'Australia Day' threats of death and gang rape
The New Daily
Ms Thorpe told The New Daily she stood by her calls for Australians to fly the flag at half-mast on Australia Day in recognition that many Indigenous Australians regard the day the First Fleet arrived as an invasion. The Greens have advocated for ...

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The Advertiser
Australia Day controversy aboriginal leaders respond | Adelaide Now
The Advertiser
It should be a day of celebration, of everything that is good about our sunburnt country, but for many the injustices of the past are just too painful. Here five prominent indigenous South Australians share their views on Australia Day with Rebecca ...
'Daggers drawn' in Australia Day debate as Canberrans reveal ...The Canberra Times
John Bertrand hits out at councils for banning Australia DayHerald Sun
Rex Gardner: We should unite on Australia Day | The MercuryThe Mercury
Daily Telegraph -Gold Coast Bulletin
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The Advertiser
Is it Australia Day or Invasion Day? Aboriginal leaders respond to change the date debate
The Advertiser
Activist. Former Chairperson of the SA Aboriginal Justice Advocacy Committee and Chairperson of the National Aboriginal Justice Advisory Committee for over 10 years. FOR Tauto Sansbury, there is no room for debate as the answer is obvious. “Change the ...
Piers Akerman: People seeking to change Australia Day date display hatred of our countryDaily Telegraph
John Bertrand hits out at councils for banning Australia DayHerald Sun
Rex Gardner: We should unite on Australia DayThe Mercury
Goulburn Post -Kaplan Herald
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Herald Sun
John Bertrand hits out at councils for banning Australia Day
Herald Sun
“I know it is offensive to some indigenous groups ... but Australia Day is still worth celebrating, until we have a genuine proposal for another celebration on the table,” he said. John Bertrand has hit out at councils that dumped Australia Day ...

Herald Sun
John Bertrand hits out at councils for banning Australia Day
Herald Sun
“I know it is offensive to some indigenous groups ... but Australia Day is still worth celebrating, until we have a genuine proposal for another celebration on the table,” he said. John Bertrand has hit out at councils that dumped Australia Day ...

The Advertiser
Lainie Anderson: Forget Cory Bernardi's top 100 songs - check out mine
The Advertiser
Anyway, Bernardi (or a clever spin doctor, at least) has revealed an alternative Hottest 100 playlist in protest at Triple J's “politically correct” decision to change the date of its hugely popular countdown of the nation's top 100 Australian songs ...

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Port Macquarie News
Are you celebrating world religion day on Sunday? | graph
Port Macquarie News
Sikhism is in fact the fastest-growing religion in Australia since 2011 (74 per cent increase) ahead of Hinduism (60 per cent increase). Other Spiritual beliefs practised by Australians include Middle Eastern religions (Baha'i, Mandaean, Druse ...