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NT CLP senator Sam McMahon says national anthem change will achieve ‘absolutely nothing’
A change to the lyrics of Australia’s national anthem has incensed some members of the Federal Government, according to a Coalition senator staunchly opposed to the move.
Key points:
- The wording of the national anthem has changed for the first time since 1984
- NT CLP senator Sam McMahon says the change panders to the “perpetually offended”
- She says some members of the National Party share her view
Earlier this week, Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced the second line of Advance Australia Fair would change from “for we are young and free” to “for we are one and free” from New Year’s Day.
Indigenous Australians, politicians and even sporting figures have claimed that the earlier wording overlooked the long history of Indigenous culture,
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