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The Sydney Morning Herald
Thousands march in Sydney on Australia Day for Indigenous 'day of mourning'
The Sydney Morning Herald
The protest's organiser, Dave Bell, added: "It is a national disgrace to have a holiday on Australia Day". At the close of the speeches, protesters draped in Aboriginal flags marched from The Block towards the annual Yabun Festival of Aboriginal ...
Changing Australia Day is pointless – and there is much to celebrateThe Conversation AU
Changing the date of Australia Day won't change our past, says Joe HildebrandNEWS.com.au
Seven sins of the change-Australia-Day movementHerald Sun (blog)
9news.com.au -The Economist
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dailytelegraph.com.au
Australia Day protesters 'can't win'
dailytelegraph.com.au
Activists shouted “shame” and “genocide” as one speaker outlined how a referendum which successfully voted to include indigenous Australians in the constitution would “legitimise” the document and the crimes against his people. “We are unwilling to ...

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The Sydney Morning Herald
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian 'so disappointed' by Australia Day protests
The Sydney Morning Herald
Earlier, NSW Governor David Hurley acknowledged the pain and mixed emotions the day brings for Australia's Aboriginal people. "We understand on this day 229 years ago the coming of the First Fleet wreaked a terrible impact on your people, your families ...

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The Canberra Times
NT Aboriginal leader defends January 26 Australia Day
The Canberra Times
The Indigenous daughter of a former Northern Territory government minister says people shouldn't feel guilty for celebrating Australia Day on January 26. Alice Springs town councillor Jacinta Nampijinpa Price wrote on Facebook that changing the date ...
Australia Day: Clashes between police and protesters erupt at Sydney Invasion Day marchABC Online
Thousands march in Sydney on Australia Day for Indigenous 'day of mourning'The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day 2017: Why a date change won't change our past | Joe ...NEWS.com.au
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dailytelegraph.com.au
When should Australia Day be held?
dailytelegraph.com.au
Only it's not. On January 26 each year, the nation is undeniably divided. Many indigenous Australians feel anger and grief over what started on that date more than 200 years ago when their ancestors began to be dispossessed. Many white Australians feel ...

ABC Online
Australia Day awards: NT nun Sister Anne Gardiner calls for more understanding of Indigenous cultures
ABC Online
It was 62 years ago when Sister Anne Gardiner first moved to Bathurst Island, off the northern coast of Australia, to work as a fresh-faced 22-year-old nun at a mission among the Tiwi people. Last night in Canberra she was honoured for her decades of ...

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NEWS.com.au
When should Australia Day be held?
NEWS.com.au
Only it's not. On January 26 each year, the nation is undeniably divided. Many indigenous Australians feel anger and grief over what started on that date more than 200 years ago when their ancestors began to be dispossessed. Many white Australians feel ...

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NEWS.com.au
Australia Day protesters 'can't win'
NEWS.com.au
... the semipermanent Aboriginal Tent Embassy in Canberra opposite Old Parliament House. Earlier in the day, Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull said Constitutional recognition was a bigger issue than the push to change the date of Australia Day, which ...
Linda Burney: Barnaby Joyce's comments on Australia Day show 'complete lack of empathy'The Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day critics should 'crawl under a rock and hide for a little bit', Barnaby Joyce saysABC Online
Barnaby Joyce to Australia Day protesters: 'Crawl under a rock'The Guardian
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NEWS.com.au
Australia Day protesters 'can't win'
NEWS.com.au
PROTESTERS have descended on Parliament House to speak out against a proposed referendum to change the constitution to include indigenous Australians. More than 100 activists marched up to the steps of Parliament at midday waving the Aboriginal ...
Barnaby Joyce launches extraordinary attack on people who want to move Australia DayGoondiwindi Argus
Australia Day critics should 'crawl under a rock and hide for a little bit', Barnaby Joyce saysABC Online
Turnbull rejects Australia Day date-changeSky News Australia
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Thousands march in Sydney on Australia Day for Indigenous 'day of mourning'
The Sydney Morning Herald
A man has been arrested and two people are injured after a scuffle between police and protesters during an Australia Day march in central Sydney. Thousands of demonstrators were walking west along Broadway, towards Victoria Park, on Thursday ...
Why Indigenous people want to change the date of Australia Day9news.com.au
Indigenous institute's Australia Day message 'PC gone mad'The Australian
Acknowledging how Indigenous Australians are still left behind this Australia DayWhyalla News
The Guardian -Herald Sun -NEWS.com.au
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The Sydney Morning Herald
Linda Burney: Barnaby Joyce's comments on Australia Day show 'complete lack of empathy'
The Sydney Morning Herald
"Even those who don't believe that the date should be changed need to understand that Australia Day doesn't mean the same thing to everyone. For many Aboriginal people it is a reminder of dispossession and oppression. "It is a painful day, and for ...
Australia Day critics should 'crawl under a rock and hide for a little bit', Barnaby Joyce saysABC Online
The fight to move Australia Day from January 26Ten Eyewitness News
Barnaby Joyce to Australia Day protesters: 'Crawl under a rock'The Guardian
BBC News -NEWS.com.au -Evening Standard
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ABC Online
Australia Day: Clashes between police and protesters erupt at Sydney Invasion Day march
ABC Online
... the date was something for Australians to consider. Hobart had their largest crowd to date at the protest, with Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre president, David Warrener, telling the crowd the date was not appropriate and it continued to be a day of ...
5 things to do on January 26th that recognise Indigenous historyThe Sydney Morning Herald
Australia Day 2017: Why a date change won't change our past | Joe ...NEWS.com.au
Indigineous pain remembered in SydneySky News Australia
Yahoo7 News -dailytelegraph.com.au -The Canberra Times
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The Mercury
Big turnout at Hobart rally
The Mercury
Opposition Aboriginal Affairs spokeswoman Madeleine Ogilvie said Labor was open to discussions about the date of Australia Day and a treaty for Aboriginal Tasmanians. “There is no need to fear discussions,” she said. Former Greens leader Bob Brown, ...

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Sky News Australia
'Invasion Day' protests turn violent
Sky News Australia
Thousands of protesters marched through across the nation on Australia Day labelling the arrival of the First Fleet in 1788 as a 'day of killing' rather than the birth of a nation. The crowd, many draped in Aboriginal flags, gathered in Redfern on ...

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Indigenous leader on Australia Day: 'We're not being heard'
The Queensland Times
ONE of Ipswich's most prominent Indigenous leaders has weighed in on the Australia Day date change debate. The question of whether Australia's national day should be moved from January 26 - the date associated with colonization and a loss of identity ...

The Australian
Australia Day: Malcolm Turnbull rejects calls for date change
The Australian
“That doesn't mean we need to deny any parts of our heritage and parts of our history whether it's our colonial heritage, our settlement history, our deep and long indigenous history, our post-war migration, the coming of refugees to Australia,” Mr ...
Malcolm Turnbull's 2017 Australia Day message – videoThe Guardian

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ABC Online
Australia Day critics should 'crawl under a rock and hide for a little bit', Barnaby Joyce says
ABC Online
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and senior cabinet ministers including Barnaby Joyce and Scott Morrison have dismissed calls to change the date of Australia Day, despite comments by the Prime Minister's Indigenous advisor and a former cabinet minister.
Australia Day: let's shift it for a truly national celebrationThe Australian
Barnaby Joyce launches extraordinary attack on people who want to move Australia DayBallarat Courier
Australia Day 2017: Barnaby Joyce rubbishes change date callNEWS.com.au
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The Sydney Morning Herald
How to show solidarity with Indigenous Australians this Invasion Day
The Sydney Morning Herald
In the lead-up to Invasion Day 2016, Buzzfeed Australia released a video entitled, Aboriginal People Respond To 'Australia Day'. Generally speaking, I haven't been much of a fan of the various Buzzfeed 'Respond' videos. Many of them seem to be focused ...
Indigenous institute's Australia Day message 'PC gone mad'The Australian
Why Indigenous people want to change the date of Australia Day9news.com.au
Most Indigenous Australians want date and name of Australia Day changed, poll findsThe Guardian
Herald Sun -ABC Online -NEWS.com.au
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ABC Online
Australia Day: Changing date 'pointless — and there is much to celebrate'
ABC Online
In response to my words "Australia is a great country to live in", some will immediately retort: 'Well, it's not so great for many Aboriginal people.' I agree, and this should never be forgotten. But how will protesting about the date and Australia Day ...
Changing the date of Australia Day won't change our past, says Joe HildebrandNEWS.com.au
Australia gets its first aboriginal ministerThe Economist
How do LGBTI Aboriginal Australians really feel about Australia Day?Gay Star News
New Matilda
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SBS
Celebrations, citizenship ceremonies, protests mark Australia Day
SBS
An indigenous ceremony at Barangaroo was held in Sydney before the Australian and Aboriginal flags are raised on the Harbour Bridge. The NSW governor has acknowledged pain and mixed emotions that January 26 evokes within Australia's Aboriginal ...
New citizens welcomed for Australia DaySky News Australia

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