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Anthony Mundine and Latrell Mitchell speak out on Indigenous-language national anthem – SBS News
The two Indigenous sportsmen said even though the language had changed, the meaning of the national anthem’s words had not.
Aboriginal boxer and former NRL player Anthony Mundine has joined Indigenous league star Latrell Mitchell in criticising the singing of the Australian national anthem in two languages at a Wallabies match on the weekend.
Teenager Olivia Fox, a Wiradjuri woman, led a special rendition of Advance Australia Fair ahead of the Wallabies’ Tri-Nations draw with Argentina on Saturday night, singing it in both the First Nations Eora language and in English.
The performance, during which Wallabies players…
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