Invasion Day 2024 live updates: thousands rally in Melbourne, Sydney; AFL clubs call for 26 January date change – latest news

Thousands rally to march and protest in Melbourne/Naarm, Sydney/Eora and other cities; Port and Bulldogs back Australia Day switch. Follow live updatesGuide to Invasion Day protest marches and events across AustraliaGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralian and Aboriginal flags raised during Canberra ceremonyFollowing the welcome to country, the flag-raising ceremony has begun, with six flags raised including two Australian flags, two Aboriginal flags and two Torres Strait Islander flags.Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on Earth, 65,000 years of uninterrupted heritage, demonstrated by the unique archeological evidence found in the very ground that you may are sitting on, found in the rocks and stones of this very place. That makes this continent unique in the whole world.Ngunnawal’s view of heritage transcends time, it is our way of being with nature, best expressed in the Ngunnawal language through the concepts of respect and deep honour, coming together in the wellbeing for all. Continue reading...

Invasion Day 2024 live updates: thousands rally in Melbourne, Sydney; AFL clubs call for 26 January date change – latest news

Thousands rally to march and protest in Melbourne/Naarm, Sydney/Eora and other cities; Port and Bulldogs back Australia Day switch. Follow live updates

Australian and Aboriginal flags raised during Canberra ceremony

Following the welcome to country, the flag-raising ceremony has begun, with six flags raised including two Australian flags, two Aboriginal flags and two Torres Strait Islander flags.

Australia is home to the oldest continuous culture on Earth, 65,000 years of uninterrupted heritage, demonstrated by the unique archeological evidence found in the very ground that you may are sitting on, found in the rocks and stones of this very place. That makes this continent unique in the whole world.

Ngunnawal’s view of heritage transcends time, it is our way of being with nature, best expressed in the Ngunnawal language through the concepts of respect and deep honour, coming together in the wellbeing for all. Continue reading...