{"id":18996,"date":"2021-02-01T12:56:27","date_gmt":"2021-02-01T12:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.opendemocracy.net\/en\/global-extremes\/changing-australias-national-anthem-is-symbolic-it-wont-benefit-indigenous-peoples\/"},"modified":"2021-02-01T12:56:27","modified_gmt":"2021-02-01T12:56:27","slug":"the-change-to-australias-national-anthem-is-a-lesson-in-how-not-to-do-symbolic-politics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2021\/02\/01\/the-change-to-australias-national-anthem-is-a-lesson-in-how-not-to-do-symbolic-politics\/","title":{"rendered":"The change to Australia’s national anthem is a lesson in how not to do symbolic politics"},"content":{"rendered":"
Prime Minister Scott Morrison changed a line in \u2018Advance Australia Fair\u2019 from \u201cFor we are young and free\u201d to \u201cFor we are one and free\u201d. But his edit may make the situation worse.<\/p>\n