Hip hop artists demand Australia Day "date change"

In a courageous music video, young indigenous hip hop artists are demanding to move Australia's national holiday to another date in the year. The artists say January 26 symbolises all that went wrong when the first group of Europeans arrived in January 1788, colonising their nation.

The 'Founding Of Australia' on 26 January 1788 — Captain Arthur Phillip raises flag to declare British possession at Sydney Cove, Australia, 26 Jan 1788 Source: Getty Images

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Published 24 January 2017 12:17pm

Updated 24 January 2017 12:41pm

By Christian Froelicher

Source: NITV, SBS

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Are the artists right or is their behaviour, as some politicians might say, "unnecessary", even "un-Australian"? Decide for yourself!

The aritsts featured in the NITV video are iconic Australian hip hop artists Nooky, Birdz (Nathan Bird), Urthboy (The Herd), Thundamentals (Tuka and Jeswon), L-Fresh the Lion, Tasman Keith, Ozi Batla, Kaylah Truth, Coda Conduct (Erica and Sally) and Hau (Koolism).

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Hip hop artists demand Australia Day "date change"

In a courageous music video, young indigenous hip hop artists are demanding to move Australia's national holiday to another date in the year. The artists say January 26 symbolises all that went wrong when the first group of Europeans arrived in January 1788, colonising their nation.

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