#AlwaysWillBe, #ChangeTheDate and 50,000 people in Melbourne - a wrap up of yesterday

If you were hiding under a rock yesterday, not only would you have pleased Barnaby Joyce, but you might have missed out on some significant moments around the country.

So many events in one day Source: NITV

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Sunrise Ceremony

Brought to you from North Head in Sydney, Ernie Dingo takes us on an emotional journey that expresses Australia’s First Peoples' resilience and our connection to Country and one another.

3LACK60 Sessions

Some of Australia’s best hip hop artists came together thanks to NITV, Elefant Traks and Bad Apples to produce an original song ‘Change the Date’, and an accompanying 360 degree VR experience.

NITV across the nation

NITV journos spread from Canberra, Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne and more

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So much on social media

Top trending hashtags throughout the day included #AlwaysWillBe (NITV), #ChangeTheDate, #SurvivalDay #InvasionDay2017, #noprideingenocide, #AustraliaDay and #triplejhottest100 and of course, #straya

NITV explains January 26

Combating the myth of Terra Nullis, talking about 1938 and getting different perspectives of the day

Wow!

Things that raised the eyebrows of the nation...

Whoever did this

A casual gathering of up to 50,000 people in Melbourne

The diversity of support

This everyday hero

This sad event

Yas Queen

This tomato

Best of the Blackbox

Last night's these thought-provoking films and documentaries can be accessed On Demand

Beneath the Clouds

Winner of the 2002 AFI and IF Award for Best Director and Best Cinematography, this film tells the story of Lena, the daughter of an Aboriginal mother and an Irish father; and Vaughn, a Murri boy doing time in a minimum security prison in North West NSW. Dramatic events throw the pair together and with no money or transport, they find themselves relying on each other in order to achieve their personal journeys. To Lena, Vaughn represents the life she is running away from and Vaughn, believes Lena embodies the society that has rejected him. Directed by Ivan Sen and stars Dannielle Hall (in her AFI and IF nominated role) and Damian Pitt.

Jedda

Jedda is an orphaned Arrernte baby who is adopted by a white family. Jedda grows up, confused over her heritage and place in the world.

88

88 charts the historic events that led up to the grassroots mobilization of Indigenous communities throughout Australia to gather in protest against Australia Day in Sydney.