Indigenous activist Nyunggai Warren Mundine says he's sick and tired of people who think they can 'dictate to the Australian people what is Australia and what it is about.'
The Greens-led council of Merri-bek, in Melbourne's north, voted to scrap its Australia Day citizenship ceremonies on Wednesday night, replacing them with a"day of mourning" event for Indigenous Australians. "It is quite frankly a disgrace," Mr Mundine told Sky News Australia.Indigenous Activist Nyunggai Warren Mundine says Australia Day is about bringing all Australians together.
“A disgraceful group of people who, in some little city, think that they can dictate to the Australian people what is Australia and what it is about." "Whether you like the date of Australia Day or not, the idea of Australia Day is to bring all Australians together and show the society that we have; the multiculturalism, the people who come from overseas and help make this country the economic powerhouse that it is, the service men and women who have been out there, the indigenous people, everyone, and the great institutions that we've got here"where advocates of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament had warned the Albanese...
Senate estimates have revealed Anthony Albanese did not seek legal advice before unveiling the governmentâs proposed Voice to Parliament referendum question.
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