The first and the most recent Australians add their views to debate on Australia's path to the future

Australia Day has seen a continuation of the debate about the proposed Indigenous Voice to Parliament.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with new Australian citizens at the National Australia Day Flag Raising and Citizenship Ceremony in Canberra. Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

Highlights

• The political discussion on Australia Day, perhaps fittingly, has revolved around the very first Australians.
• The Opposition isn't the only place one can find cynicism about the government's proposed constitutional change. Some Indigenous protesters question how such change.
• More than 19,000 people across the country have taken part in citizenship ceremonies.

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Dagdag na pananaw ng mga una at bagong Australyano para sa hinaharap ng Australia

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As this report, differing perspectives, 235 years on from the arrival of the British, can be found not only on different sides of politics, but in different parts of the Indigenous community.