Acknowledging controversy, First Australians celebrate 'strength, courage, success'

Stedman Sailor to take part in as part if Australia Day celebrations in Sydney, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018.

Stedman Sailor to take part in as part if Australia Day celebrations in Sydney, Friday, Jan. 26, 2018. Source: APP

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians have marked Australia Day with a sunrise ceremony at Sydney's Barangaroo reserve.


Prominent Indigenous Australians took part in traditional and in-language performances, and shared what January 26th means to the country's first nations.


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