![]() The one thing our leaders lack, which our children illuminate, is a sense of imagination and courage. Let's talk about First Nations people having a seat at the table when the political decisions are made nothing about us without us.Īny claim that a single change to the national anthem will unify us is an insult to our intelligence, but a bigger conversation holds out that promise. ![]() Let's talk about creating the structural change necessary to address the unfinished business of our nation's story as articulated in the Uluru Statement. The 2021 challenge for us now is whether we can galvanise this moment the Prime Minister has created as a catalyst for a bigger conversation. It cannot be glossed over by a single change to the nation's anthem.Ĭhanging one word might feel good for the Prime Minister and Premier of NSW, but it does nothing to address the systemic silencing experienced by First Nation people in everyday life. And it is this exclusion of First Nations from the decision-making table on matters that affect us that continues to penetrate our society. It represents violence and the intentional exclusion of First Nations' existence. ![]() The Australian anthem is a product of its colonial heritage. It’s a hard truth to swallow, but one we must confront and discuss. We should not diminish ourselves by thinking a single change in Australia’s national anthem comes close to acknowledging this reality or will address the deep injustices perpetrated by colonialism and systemic racism that this country is built on. ![]() It is a reality that recognises in the most visceral way that this land was taken – by force – and a people dispossessed. This is the reality of the struggle our black children inherit, and their non-Indigenous peers are standing in solidarity beside them. ![]()
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