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Warren Mundine: Only a 'small minority' want to change the date of Australia Day
4BC
Indigenous leader Warren Mundine says most Aboriginal communities have higher priorities than protesting the date of Australia Day. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has floated the idea of introducing a special day to honour Indigenous Australians.

Nats MP makes Australia Day blunder
9news.com.au
Australia Day has been held on various dates throughout the 20th century, but in 1994 it was celebrated as a national holiday for the first time. Prime Minister Scott Morrison is calling for another day to recognise indigenous Australians, many of whom ...

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NT News
Centralians gather to celebrate Indigenous music at Bush Bands Bash
NT News
Australia's largest celebration of Aboriginal music occurred last week in Alice Springs, drawing a large crowd who gathered to witness some of the best indigenous music in the country. Laurie May, event co-ordinator of the Bush Bands Bash (BBB) said ...

6PR
Do we need a new national day to celebrate Indigenous Australians?
6PR
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has launched a public debate about creating a new national day to celebrate Australia's indigenous culture, while rejecting calls to change the date of Australia Day. Tim McMillan spoke with WA Liberal MP Ken Wyatt about ...

2GB
Tony Abbott: 'Australia Day is a day for everyone'
2GB
The Prime Minister is facing pushback over a controversial proposal for a special day to honour indigenous Australians. Scott Morrison says it's worth having a discussion to mark 60,000 years of indigenous history on a day separate to Australia Day on ...

Aboriginal Art Directory News
OCEANS APART
Aboriginal Art Directory News
Well, in Australia, it couldn't happen. Because, increasingly, only Aboriginal people are allowed to take on that interpretive role in film and television. We're therefore most unlikely to get to see James Fox's 'Oceans Apart' - which is a BBC TV ...

Aboriginal Art Directory News
OCEANS APART
Aboriginal Art Directory News
Well, in Australia, it couldn't happen. Because, increasingly, only Aboriginal people are allowed to take on that interpretive role in film and television. We're therefore most unlikely to get to see James Fox's 'Oceans Apart' - which is a BBC TV ...

The Australian
Scott Morrison wants to create a national day for indigenous Australians
The Australian
Australia Day is a day for everyone, including Aboriginals.” The former PM said he believed the nation was proud of its indigenous heritage and he didn't believe there was any push to exclude indigenous Australians from celebrating Australia Day.
PM attacks Byron's alternative Australia Day planEchonetdaily
Scott Morrison slams 'indulgent' council's plans to change Australia DayStarts at 60

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The Guardian
Scott Morrison calls for new national day to recognise Indigenous people
The Guardian
Scott Morrison has called for a new national day recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people while defending his support for Australia Day to remain on 26 January, saying “indulgent self-loathing” does not make Australia stronger. The ...
Scott Morrison suggests new Indigenous celebration public holiday instead of moving Australia DayABC News
Indigenous Day: Scott Morrison calls for special day for Indigenous Australians - but it won't replace Australia Day9news.com.au
Tony Abbott cool on Scott Morrison's suggestion of a national day for Indigenous AustraliaThe Sydney Morning Herald
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ABC News
Scott Morrison suggests new Indigenous celebration public holiday instead of moving Australia Day
ABC News
PM rejects calls to move Australia Day away from January 26 and instead wants a new public holiday to recognise Indigenous Australia; Frontbencher Ken Wyatt, an Aboriginal man from WA, backs idea and suggests holding it during NAIDOC Week; Proposal ...
Scott Morrison calls for new national day to recognise Indigenous peopleThe Guardian
Indigenous Day: Scott Morrison calls for special day for Indigenous Australians - but it won't replace Australia Day9news.com.au
PM Scott Morrison suggests a second 'special day' to recognise indigenous AustraliansNEWS.com.au
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THE 20TH DAY OF THE YEAR WILL FINALLY WORK?
Herald Sun (blog)
Children's Day and the week leading up to it, is a time to for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander families to celebrate the strengths and culture of their children. The day is an opportunity for all Australians to show their support for Aboriginal ...

The Guardian
Scott Morrison calls for new national day to recognise Indigenous people
The Guardian
Scott Morrison has called for a new national day recognising Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people while defending his support for Australia Day to remain on 26 January, saying “indulgent self-loathing” does not make Australia stronger. The ...
Scott Morrison suggests new Indigenous celebration public holiday instead of moving Australia DayABC News
Australia Day date change: Scott Morrison suggests special day for ...NEWS.com.au
Indigenous Day: Scott Morrison calls for special day for Indigenous Australians - but it won't replace Australia Day9news.com.au
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Yahoo News
Scott Morrison calls for national day for indigenous Australians
Yahoo News
Scott Morrison has reignited the Australia Day debate, suggesting a national day for indigenous Australians. Reblog · Share · Tweet · Share. What to read next. Driver finds bag of human remains while stopping for a toilet break. Yahoo7 News. Father ...

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Australia Day and a new Indigenous day can co-exist: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
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UNITING A COUNTRY: "That's the day that Australia changed forever and we can't just pretend that didn't happen," Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo: FILE. A SPECIAL day should be set aside to recognise Indigenous Australians, but the day should not ...

Cowra Guardian
Australia Day and a new Indigenous day can co-exist: Prime Minister Scott Morrison
Cowra Guardian
UNITING A COUNTRY: "That's the day that Australia changed forever and we can't just pretend that didn't happen," Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Photo: FILE. A SPECIAL day should be set aside to recognise Indigenous Australians, but the day should not ...

ABC Message Stick
Native Mounted Police camps, evidence of frontier battles unearthed in Queensland
ABC Message Stick
Archaeologists have discovered hundreds of paramilitary Native Mounted Police camps across Queensland, shedding light on Australia's violent frontier history. Professor Bryce Barker, an archaeological anthropologist from the University of Southern ...

9news.com.au
Indigenous Day: Scott Morrison calls for special day for indigenous Australians - but it won't replace Australia Day
9news.com.au
The Prime Minister is considering a move to create a new day to mark the Australia's Indigenous history. Scott Morrison has been firm on his view that Australia Day should remain on January 26. Yesterday, he weighed into the debate, after Byron Shire ...
PM Scott Morrison suggests a second 'special day' to recognise indigenous AustraliansThe Mercury
Australia Day and a new Indigenous day can co-exist: Prime Minister Scott MorrisonWestern Advocate
PM wants new day to recognise indigenousArmidale Express
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PM wants new day to recognise indigenous
Ballarat Courier
Dumping Australia Day would be denying the nation's history, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says, but he's open to setting aside another day to recognise indigenous Australians. Mr Morrison says January 26, 1788 is when "the ships turned up" in Australia.

Ballarat Courier
Senior Libs split on Australia Day idea
Ballarat Courier
Two senior Liberal Party MPs are split over Scott Morrison's push to celebrate indigenous people and culture on a new public holiday. Liberal minister Ken Wyatt, an indigenous man from Western Australia, has welcomed the concept while Tony Abbott, the ...

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PM wants new day to recognise indigenous
Bendigo Advertiser
Prime Minister Scott Morrison wants a separate day to recognise indigenous Australians. Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for a special day to be set aside to recognise indigenous Australians, but doesn't want it to replace Australia Day. The ...