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ABC Online
Australia Day crowds gather in NSW; Indigenous people call for national treaty
ABC Online
Drizzly weather has failed to stop crowds gathering to celebrate Australia Day at Sydney Harbour, where they watched ferry races, flag ceremonies and a "tug and yacht ballet". Across town, Aboriginal leader Warren Mundine called for a national treaty ...
Nation celebrates Australia Day 2015Sky News Australia
Australia: the best two-week itinerariesTelegraph.co.uk

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The Guardian
Indigenous protesters reject plan for constitutional recognition
The Guardian
The co-chair of Reconciliation Australia, Tom Calma, told Guardian Australia he thought the views of protesters were not reflective of the broader Indigenous community. “From what I've seen … it's not a big movement,” he said. “There will be people ...
NITV Top 40 Survival Day PlaylistSBS
A call to rally behind #SurvivalDay and learn about Australia's real historyCrikey (blog)

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The Australian
In our multicultural nation Australia Day means many things
The Australian
For most Aboriginal people, though, Australia Day is just one more bitter reminder that we are a subordinate people in our own stolen land. Let me be clear – I don't speak for anyone but myself. These are simply my personal observations as one Goori ...

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Courier Mail
In our multicultural nation Australia Day means many things
Courier Mail
For most Aboriginal people, though, Australia Day is just one more bitter reminder that we are a subordinate people in our own stolen land. Let me be clear – I don't speak for anyone but myself. These are simply my personal observations as one Goori ...

The Age
Aboriginal rights protest disrupts Australia Day Parade
The Age
Hundreds of people marching for Aboriginal rights have disrupted official Australia Day celebrations in the Melbourne CBD. The group – holding Aboriginal flags and chanting "always was, always will be Aboriginal land" – followed the parade down ...
Protests mar Australia Day paradeHerald Sun

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The Guardian
NITV Top 40 Survival Day Playlist
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It is widely understood that song and dance is a part of the Indigenous identity in Australia and is apart of an amazing ecology, which has sustained this amazing and great country. The history of Indigenous arts and culture within Australia dates back ...
Indigenous protesters reject plan for constitutional recognitionThe Guardian
Aboriginal Businesses Stimulate Positive Change in AustraliaIndependent European Daily Express
A call to rally behind #SurvivalDay and learn about Australia's real historyCrikey (blog)

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Herald Sun
Protests mar Australia Day parade
Herald Sun
The vocal anti-Australia Day protesters followed the parade down Swanston St, marching to the Flinders St intersection, flanked by police chanting “always was, always will be Aboriginal land” and “no pride in genocide”. Some stopped to burn gum leaves ...
Aboriginal rights protest disrupts Australia Day Parade in MelbourneWA today

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Herald Sun
Protests mar Australia Day parade
Herald Sun
The vocal anti-Australia Day protesters followed the parade down Swanston St, marching to the Flinders St intersection, flanked by police chanting “always was, always will be Aboriginal land” and “no pride in genocide”. Some stopped to burn gum leaves ...

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NEWS.com.au
What does Australia Day mean to you? Source: HeraldSun
NEWS.com.au
The hashtag #AustraliaDaySoWhite is trending in Sydney in support of equality for indigenous Australians. One user even compared the Australian constitution to Mein Kampf, the manifesto of the architect of the German holocaust, Adolf Hitler.

The Guardian
Australia Day is a time for mourning, not celebration
The Guardian
Protesting against Australia Day is nothing new; it is an ongoing fight for the recognition of what has been happening to us for over 100 years. One of the earliest Aboriginal protest occurred in 1888, when Indigenous people boycotted centenary ...

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The Age
Invasion Day: Aborigines will lay tissue paper wreaths to mark genocide
The Age
Early in the morning on Australia Day, a small group of Aborigines will gather, with flowers made from tissue paper in red, yellow and black, and piece together floral wreaths. Later, in a sombre ceremony, they will be laid on the steps of Victoria's ...

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The Guardian
Australia Day: Tony Abbott promises not to neglect Indigenous recognition
The Guardian
Tony Abbott has pledged to keep constitutional recognition of Indigenous people on the agenda. “Modern Australia has an Aboriginal heritage, a British foundation and a multicultural character, Abbott said in his Australia Day message. “So on Australia ...
PM calls on Australians to do more9news.com.au
Australian of the Year: Prime Minister Tony Abbott praises inspiring finalists ...ABC Online
Award nominees live to help others: PMThe Australian (blog)
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SBS
Nation celebrates Australia Day 2015
Sky News Australia
In his annual Australia Day message, Mr Abbott has also promised that work towards constitutional recognition of indigenous Australians will continue. He says Australia Day is about honouring the traditional owners of the land and paying tribute to ...
Drizzle heralds a grey g'day to Australia Day as Sydney prepares to partyThe Daily Telegraph
Australia Day 2015: Whip cracking, lamington eating, thong throwing and ...Yahoo!7 News

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The Guardian
Australia Day 2015: protests, Hottest 100 and knighted princes spark ...
The Guardian
Thousands of Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians have marched to mark Survival Day and campaign to change the date of Australia Day. Others have protested against the proposed plan for constitutional recognition. The Australia v India match at ...

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The Conversation AU
The day I don't feel Australian? That would be Australia Day
The Conversation AU
The iconic Australia Day images of people adorning various flag paraphernalia, parades, boozy BBQs, and bikini-clad girls on beaches shows complete disregard for the Indigenous lives, lands and languages that were lost as a result of the British ...
The truth is January 26 should be First Fleet Day, not Australia DayBrisbane Times
Why we need a national day to unite original and new AustraliansThe Guardian

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The Conversation AU
The day I don't feel Australian? That would be Australia Day
The Conversation AU
The iconic Australia Day images of people adorning various flag paraphernalia, parades, boozy BBQs, and bikini-clad girls on beaches shows complete disregard for the Indigenous lives, lands and languages that were lost as a result of the British ...
The truth is January 26 should be First Fleet Day, not Australia DayThe Age
We have much to celebrate on Australia DaySydney Morning Herald
Why we need a national day to unite original and new AustraliansThe Guardian

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Rejoice, Australia, in a fair go for all
The Age
Our democratic system also offers a chance to formally recognise indigenous Australians in a long overdue change to the Constitution. Aboriginals have suffered much injustice in the years since European settlement, yet proudly remain the world's oldest ...

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ABC Online
Australia Day honours: Elder, community leader, medical specialist among more ...
ABC Online
More than 100 Queenslanders have been recognised for their outstanding contribution and service to the community in the Australia Day 2015 honours list. Aboriginal elder Florence Watson received a Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to ...
Australia Day heats up in QldSky News Australia

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The West Australian
Singer sees world in positive light
The West Australian
In a speech at Government House last week, WA elder Robert Isaacs urged fellow indigenous Australians to embrace Australia Day, arguing it should be a celebration free of the daily influence of politics and instead focus on "the good things we have ...

Daily Life
This Australia Day, we're all responsible for working towards a more inclusive ...
Daily Life
It, in fact, exactly represented how I, and many other Aboriginal people, perceive Australia Day: a celebration for white men who watch sport, eat meat and ignore the historical facts of this country. From a feminist perspective, that the sole woman ...
Dear Australia, you're all part of my familyThe Daily Telegraph
Jessica Mauboy flaunts her curves in two figure-hugging ensembles as she ...Daily Mail

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