Invasion Day

Each year, on January 26, Australians “celebrate” the claiming of the aboriginal land, which led to a long and brutal colonisation of the aboriginal people and ...

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Surrounded by a strong showing by police, protesters have flowed into Belmore Park in Sydney's CBD all morning. Follow the day's news, live.

The story of possibilities, of opportunity and of hope. Hundreds of people gathered in Canberra’s city centre for speeches, before marching through the capital’s main thoroughfare to the Aboriginal tent embassy at Old Parliament House. Today we reflect on the story of our country. This is why, of course, the Uluru statement from the heart proposes a voice, the Makarrata, which refers to treaties, and truth-telling – and the biggest lie, of course, is Australia Day. The colonialism of this country is still going, this government’s problems are the same as past governments. January 26 was historically New South Wales Day and it celebrated the arrival of the First Fleet. Treaty can have many out forms,” he says, and suggests a voice might come out of treaty discussions. I can say that the vehicle was last seen at 7.30 on the 24th, that’s Tuesday, on the intersection of Paradise Road and Kingston Road in Kingston Central. I believe most Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have done their part to build the nation … Whilst we are hopeful that Wendy is still alive, I must say that we are transitioning from a missing persons investigation to a suspected homicide, and every minute counts at this particular time. The 80-year-old, who is from Switzerland, was last seen in Hobart on 1 December. When the vote comes, vote no for a voice.

Thousands of Australians are rallying in solidarity with First Nations people, marching under the scorching sun in a bid to get the government to change the ...

The crowd could be heard chanting: “What do we want? Speakers also spoke out against plans by mining company Santos to build the Narrabri gas project in north-west NSW. When do we want it? “Australia Day is dead and gone. “Just like queen Lizzie, Australia Day is dead with her. Sings at the front of the rally read: “no to the voice” and “f**k your voice, it’s not ours”. Uncle Thorpe called the notion of a voice “disgusting and offensive,” and said it was a form of “double-dating the constitution”. We don’t want a white wash. Will you support us? It’s done and dusted.” The theme of Thursday’s rally is “sovereignty before voice” in response to the Federal Government’s Voice to Parliament proposal. “I have no wish to cause problems with the police and do not wish to cause violence.”

The sails of the Sydney Opera House illuminated by a projection of artwork by Kamilaroi woman © Photograph: Wendell Teodoro/Getty Images The sails of the Sydney ...

Rally organisers want to outline why the key Labor election promise creates more problems than it fixes.

I'm a federal politics and public sector reporter with an interest in national security, integrity and regulation. And this is where our last line of resistance is, here in this country." "Stop the war on our people. "They want to have a Voice to Parliament and have another referendum? We want everybody to have a place at that table, not [just] the government's select individuals that keep selling us out," Ms Coe said. Why don't they have a referendum to break away from the crown? We're here in present day," Ms Coe said. We're still burying our kids. "The date change is the least of our problems with what is happening in our communities," she said. Ms Coe said elders at the tent embassy had decided to change the name of Thursday's protests in the capital from "invasion" or "survival" to sovereignty - a key aim for the embassy. "Australia is very diverse. [the constitution allowing for the creation of a permanent advisory body](https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8053957/voice-to-parliament-what-we-know-so-far/) - the Voice to Parliament - which would consult with federal parliament on laws and policies relating to the lives of Indigenous Australians.