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We are one and free : Australian anthem to change in attempt to recognise Indigenous history
Daniel Hurst
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Photograph: Jenny Evans/Getty Images
The Australian government will remove a reference to the country being “young and free” in the national anthem, amid concerns the existing wording overlooks the history of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people that stretches back tens of thousands of years.
© Photograph: Jenny Evans/Getty Images
Dancers perform at the Yabun festival, an annual celebration of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture, in Sydney on 26 January. Both the Australian anthem and Australia Day remain contentious reminders of Australia’s colonial past and there has been pressure for change. ....

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