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A brown-skinned woman with long brown hair looks at the camera

A crowd of people with their arms up in front of a stage with a large red, yellow and black Aboriginal flag.

"[It's] beyond the date; this is about equality, this is about justice. Let's look towards how we really reconcile and heal as a nation."

A man holds a sign at a protest reading 'White Australia has a Black History'.

"[Celebrating on January 26] is almost a contradiction to how we present as a country."

a man sits down in a public park

"We decided to remain neutral to not get involved. If anybody in Halls Creek wants to celebrate Australia Day, go for it,"
he said.

Shire of Halls Creek has some of the most highly penalised CDP workers in Australia.

A woman smiling in front of a poster with an Aboriginal flag.

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