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Boxing great Anthony Mundine has slammed a one-word change to Australia’s national anthem as “tokenistic”, saying the whole song needs to be rewritten to incorporate Indigenous Australian heritage.
It comes as the federal government is due to release a long-awaited options paper regarding an Indigenous voice to parliament next week.
SBS News understands the interim report on the voice to parliament options is expected to be released within the next week and will trigger the next stage of public consultations.
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Australians woke on Friday to discover the second line of lyrics of the national anthem had been changed from for we are young and free to for we are one and free .
Indigenous boxer Anthony Mundine says anthem is white supremacy song
Athlete unloaded on Prime Minister Scott Morrison s edited anthem on Friday
In nod to Indigenous heritage, we are young and free is now one and free
Mr Morrison said he was pleased with Australia s strong response to change
PM said the move is in line with the mainstream of Australian society
Olympic gold medalist Cathy Freeman was effusive in her support
Scott Morrison’s decision to tweak Australia’s national anthem so it no longer ignores tens of thousands of years of Indigenous history has won support from across the political spectrum.
Indigenous leader welcomes important change to national anthem which PM says reflects the Australia we always hope to be
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison says he has been encouraged by the strong response from Australians to a change in Advance Australia Fair that recognises our timeless land of ancient First Nations peoples .
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Australians have responded strongly to the anthem wording change, Prime Minister Scott Morrison says
But composer and Yorta Yorta woman Deborah Cheetham says changing the anthem one word at a time is probably not the right way to go