Lidia Thorpe delivers speech at pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne

Lidia Thorpe delivers speech at pro-Palestine rally in Melbourne

Lidia Thorpe has addressed a pro-Palestine rally declaring she had been a ‘prisoner’ in her own home and pleaded for demonstrators to attend Australia Day rallies. The controversial senator made the pitch in front of thousands of protestors as they gathered outside the State Library of Victoria in Melbourne on Sunday. The show of solidarity … Read more

Melbourne council makes shock Australia Day move – but insists it isn’t political

Melbourne council makes shock Australia Day move – but insists it isn’t political

A local council has sparked outrage after changing the date of its Australia Day awards – but insists it isn’t politically motivated.  Knox City Council, in Melbourne‘s east, moved next year’s outstanding citizen award ceremony to later in the year. The award was made to recognise the achievement of everyday locals ‘who have gone above … Read more

Australians of the Year – including Grace Tame and Adam Goodes – make a last ditch bid to save the Voice to Parliament with a letter begging voters to support Yes

Australians of the Year – including Grace Tame and Adam Goodes – make a last ditch bid to save the Voice to Parliament with a letter begging voters to support Yes

More than 20 former and current Australians of the Year have signed a letter backing the Indigenous Voice to Parliament, as the referendum looks set to fail. The endorsement from notable Aussies, including Grace Tame, John Farnham and former Chair of the Australia Day Council Adam Gilchrist, comes just three days before the referendum vote on … Read more

Warren Mundine: Indigenous people should just ‘move on’ from the horrors of Australia’s colonial past claims leading No campaigner ahead of the Voice referendum: ‘We cannot lay in the foetal position for the rest of our lives.’

Warren Mundine: Indigenous people should just ‘move on’ from the horrors of Australia’s colonial past claims leading No campaigner ahead of the Voice referendum: ‘We cannot lay in the foetal position for the rest of our lives.’

Leading No campaigner Warren Mundine has urged Indigenous Australians to ‘move on’ from past trauma, arguing ‘we cannot lay down in the foetal position for the rest of our lives’. The anti-Voice campaigner addressed the National Press Club on Tuesday, arguing there are practical ways to improve the lives of disadvantaged First Nations people that … Read more

William Tyrrell’s foster parents: Moment foster mother can be heard whacking an 11-year-old girl with a wooden spoon – as the woman breaks down in court

William Tyrrell’s foster parents: Moment foster mother can be heard whacking an 11-year-old girl with a wooden spoon – as the woman breaks down in court

William Tyrrell’s foster mother has broken down in court during the playing of a recording of the moment she whacked an 11-year-old girl with a wooden spoon. The distressing audio tape has the foster mother, known only as SD, telling the girl to go and get the wooden spoon, followed by a crack when the girl … Read more

Voice to Parliament: Thomas Mayo backflips on tweets suggesting it will try to change Australia Day

Voice to Parliament: Thomas Mayo backflips on tweets suggesting it will try to change Australia Day

Voice to Parliament architect Thomas Mayo spent years insisting it would be the only way for the nation to determine ‘how and when we should celebrate Australia Day‘.  But the prominent ‘Yes’ campaigner and signatory to the Uluru Statement from the Heart has sensationally backflipped, falling into step with a Labor government which remains adamant … Read more

Chinese secret police: Australian Andrew Phelan questioned by police over fake email threats

Chinese secret police: Australian Andrew Phelan questioned by police over fake email threats

This is the shocking moment an Australian China watcher is questioned by police over vile threats he was falsely accused of making to ‘rape and kill’ a Chinese journalist – which he believes were actually crafted by China’s spies.  Andrew Phelan, an entrepreneur and vocal critic of the Chinese Communist Party, was arrested by four armed … Read more

Viewers lash out at ABC’s Australia Day Live concert at the Sydney Opera House

Viewers lash out at ABC’s Australia Day Live concert at the Sydney Opera House: ‘Have they sung a single song younger than 40 years ago yet?’ By Mary Mrad For Daily Mail Australia Published: 11:45 GMT, 26 January 2023 | Updated: 12:18 GMT, 26 January 2023 Viewers have criticised ABC’s Australia Day Live event at … Read more

Casey Donovan belts out a tune during rehearsals for the Australia Day Live concert

Casey Donovan belts out a tune during rehearsals for the Australia Day Live concert at the Sydney Opera House By D. Lawrance For Daily Mail Australia Published: 10:04 GMT, 25 January 2022 | Updated: 10:04 GMT, 25 January 2022 She’s getting ready to co-host the 2022 Australia Day Live concert. And Casey Donovan, 33, showed … Read more

Why Aussies should NOT post their Australia Day celebration photos on social media

An Aboriginal model has urged Aussies to refrain from posting photos of Australia Day celebrations on social media as it is ‘insensitive’ to the plight of First Nations people. Millions of Australians flock to beaches, backyard BBQs, and pubs on January 26 with flags draped over their sun-soaked shoulders to mark the national public holiday. … Read more