By Jason O’Neil Photographs: Mia Carey On 26 January, thousands of people gathered at The Block in Redfern for Sydney’s Invasion Day march. It began with speeches from Uncles and Aunties in the morning, followed by words of solidarity from members of the Muslim community, the Greens and the Maritime …
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By Kimberley Peckham Invasion: 26 January 1788. The arrival of the First Fleet to our shores at Sydney Cove. A day of mourning and great loss for Indigenous peoples all around Australia. A day marking the point where the lives of our ancestors and our culture would be changed forever. …
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Every year, a week or two before January 26th rolls around, my face begins to uncontrollably tighten into a cringe that lasts until supermarkets stop selling Union Jack bumbags, bikinis or historically shady t-shirts. Up there with ANZAC Day, Sydney to Hobart Day (otherwise known as ‘Boxing Day Sales Day’) and …
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