In case you missed it, Greens Senator Lidia Thorpe delivered an impassioned plea for a sovereign Treaty at Melbourne's Invasion Day rally. Read more:
Yuin woman Aileen Monta, who attended the Sydney rally, said her hope is for unity as the nation prepares to vote in the referendum.
At a citizenship ceremony in Canberra, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese acknowledged 26 January was "a difficult day for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples", but said the federal government had no plans to change the date of the national day despiteHe said support for "the world's oldest continuous culture" was best directed towards backing Indigenous constitutional recognition in the Voice to Parliament referendum to be held later this year.
They also greeted some of Australia's newest citizens as more than 19,000 people across the nation took part in ceremonies. Kamilaroi artist Rhonda Sampson stands in front of her artwork ‘Diyan Warrane’ that was projected onto the sails of the Sydney Opera House at dawn as part of the January 26 events."You bring us the world, and you bring us your drive, your passion, your talent and aspiration. Looking through the list of occupations represented here today, it’s a roll-call of skills Australia wants and needs," Mr Albanese said.
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