"An aboriginal entertainer sang Waltzing Matilda in the Aboriginal language." This supports the ideal of "One Nation".
Really?
Which one of the hundreds of tribal languages did he choose?
Who checked the translation? Was he really singing, "Once invading whitey came and blew up our sacred billabong".
How many of the audience simply followed along in English... or have the English words been lost in the embarrassment of having a national song that people can actually sing.
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