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Moving Australia Day is 'garbage': Joyce
NEWS.com.au
The Marion Council will consider a motion next month from Councillor Bruce Hull seeking to recognise the feelings of indigenous Australians. But Mr Joyce has suggested the council stick to "rubbish and roads". "Every time a council decides their job is ...

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Illawarra Mercury
Is it time to find a new day, Australia?
Illawarra Mercury
It's worth remembering that opposition to Australia Day isn't actually anything new – there were protests calling it a “day of mourning” as far back as 1938. And it's certainly not hard to see the Aboriginal people's point of view here – even if you're ...

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Herald Sun
Maroondah councillors remain in favour of recognising Australia Day
Herald Sun
It comes after Yarra and Darebin councils in Melbourne's inner suburbs voted to stop Australia Day formalities earlier this month, shifting the date of its citizenship ceremonies to appease indigenous Australians. The Federal Government acted swiftly ...

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Marion Council to vote on dropping Oz Day by moving citizenship ceremonies away from January 26
The Advertiser
Councillor Bruce Hull introduced a motion over the weekend that would acknowledge January 26 as the date of European invasion, in recognition of the feelings of indigenous Australians. “Australia Day has been held on many different days over the years ...
Australia Day: Marion council to vote on moving the date of celebrationsABC Online

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Marion Council to vote on dropping Oz Day by moving citizenship ceremonies away from January 26
The Advertiser
Councillor Bruce Hull introduced a motion over the weekend that would acknowledge January 26 as the date of European invasion, in recognition of the feelings of indigenous Australians. “Australia Day has been held on many different days over the years ...
Adelaide council to vote on moving Australia Day commemorations to another date9news.com.au

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Daily Mail
Update inaccurate statue plaques, says Labor MP Linda Burney
The Australian
“We need a day that can celebrate our European multicultural community as well as acknowledging the original Australians who were here for 60,000 years before we arrived and of course ... probably the majority (of indigenous Australians) feel it is ...
'It is absolutely, historically inaccurate': Sunrise host Andrew O'Keefe claims Captain Cook DIDN'T discover AustraliaDaily Mail
Captain James Cook statue defaced with 'No pride in genocide' graffitiGazette Live

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Herald Sun
Yarra Ranges mayor wants to expand, not axe Australia Day festivities
Herald Sun
Cr Cliff said dumping Australia Day celebrations could put the council's strong relationship with the region's indigenous community at risk. “We have a good track record and I don't want to see us wreck it by making some silly decision which everyone ...
Don't celebrate Australia in shame or ignoranceBrisbane Times

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Morrison backs APRA's probe on CBA
The Australian
“Australia's banks are well capitalised, well regulated and financially sound. However, there have been too many cases and events that have damaged their reputation and standing in the eyes of many Australians, that warrants our regulators taking ...

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The Australian
Ten Network bought by US network CBS
The Australian
Christopher Hill, Ten Receiver and PPB Advisory Partner, said: “Network Ten has played a significant role in Australia's media landscape over many decades, and the sale of the business to CBS will allow the iconic broadcaster to move into a new chapter ...

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ABC Online
Australia Day: Marion council to vote on moving the date of celebrations
ABC Online
It follows similar moves by several councils in Victoria, which want the date changed out of respect for Aboriginal people. Cr Hull said Australia Day was a divisive event on the calendar. "If we actually do change the day, wouldn't it be great to have ...
Marion Council to vote on dropping Oz Day by moving citizenship ceremonies away from January 26The Advertiser

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ABC Online
Australia Day: Marion council to vote on moving the date of celebrations
ABC Online
It follows similar moves by several councils in Victoria, which want the date changed out of respect for Aboriginal people. Cr Hull said Australia Day was a divisive event on the calendar. "If we actually do change the day, wouldn't it be great to have ...
Marion Council to vote on dropping Oz Day by moving citizenship ceremonies away from January 26The Advertiser
Adelaide council to vote on moving Australia Day commemorations to another date9news.com.au

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The Australian
Nick Greiner blasts No camp's 'religious freedom' SSM claims
The Australian
Conflation should be called out for what it is, a debating device,” Mr Greiner writes in The Australian today. ... Bill Shorten says a Sydney statue of Captain James Cook should stay but its plaque should acknowledge indigenous Australians were here first.

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The Conversation AU
Monumental errors: how Australia can fix its racist colonial statues
The Conversation AU
Indigenous communities have confronted such challenges before. And they have acted with courage, wisdom and generosity. In Fremantle, Western Australia, a monument that celebrated the racism that mars Australia's past has today become a symbol of ...

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The Conversation AU
Monumental errors: how Australia can fix its racist colonial statues
The Conversation AU
Indigenous communities have confronted such challenges before. And they have acted with courage, wisdom and generosity. In Fremantle, Western Australia, a monument that celebrated the racism that mars Australia's past has today become a symbol of ...

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We should celebrate Aboriginal contribution to our early history
The Australian
Geoffrey Blainey makes a cogent case for reclaiming history in the context of changing the Captain Cook statue and moves against Australia Day (“Let's reclaim history instead of distorting it”, 26/8). He is right to say that Aborigines should celebrate ...
Vandals deface Hyde Park statues in Australia Day protestBrisbane Times
Australian PM slams 'Stalinist' critics of colonial statuesYahoo7 News
Stan Grant lashes Hyde Park statue vandalsNewcastle Herald
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The Australian
Territory call for 'day of observance' to recognise frontier violence
The Australian
The man tagged slogans including “change the date” and “no pride in genocide” across the statues, earning a harsh rebuke even from ABC indigenous affairs editor Stan Grant, who said Australia cannot build a national story for everyone “by illegally ...

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Courier Mail
Renee Viellaris: Some Coalition MPs must be nervous about English skills test
Courier Mail
But if he had to take the new citizenship test as proposed by the Federal Government he would fail – ironically, so would so many indigenous Australians in remote parts of the country. Sometimes when we move to protect the things we value, we can lose ...

Don't celebrate Australia in shame or ignorance
Brisbane Times
Moreover, they have decided not to even refer to January 26 as Australia Day until 'a more appropriate term is adopted nationally' — one that reflects Indigenous dispossession. The government responded swiftly, with the Prime Minister condemning the ...

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9news.com.au
Adelaide council to vote on moving Australia Day commemorations to another date
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9NEWS can reveal the Marion Council will become the first in South Australia to vote on moving Australia Day celebrations as a show of respect to Indigenous Australians. It follows similar moves interstate but the controversial topic is dividing locals ...

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Adelaide council to vote on moving Australia Day commemorations to another date
9news.com.au
9NEWS can reveal the Marion Council will become the first in South Australia to vote on moving Australia Day celebrations as a show of respect to Indigenous Australians. It follows similar moves interstate but the controversial topic is dividing locals ...