In our latest edition, ON SALE NOW, you’ll read about: 

• IMAGES in recognition of Indigenous ‘trailblazers’ Nanbarry, Barangaroo, Pemulwuy and Patyegarang lit up the Sydney Opera House sails on January 26. The illumination at dawn marked a day which saw hundreds of thousands turn out for Survival/Invasion Day rallies and gatherings across the country. Full coverage, pages 25-31. 

• INDIGENOUS leaders are trying to pave a new way forward after the failed Voice referendum, with treaty negotiations continuing across the country. More than 35 years after Bob Hawke was handed the Barunga statement in Arnhem Land, Indigenous leaders are still waiting for a treaty. Frustrated with a lack of federal progress, in 2018 then Northern Territory chief minister Michael Gunner took matters into his own hands. 

In SPORT:

• THE nation’s major sporting codes set the scene for yet another divisive national day by dropping the use of ‘Australia Day’ on social media. Cricket Australia came under fire from some quarters for not referencing Australia Day in marketing around the Gabba Test while the AFL Players Association, several clubs, and the country’s hockey teams called for a change of date.

• A NEW opponent has emerged for the Indigenous-Māori All-Stars teams with a much larger capacity to cause damage, and whose origins can be traced directly to the Pacific Ocean – tropical cyclones. The Indigenous-Māori All-Stars pre-season match-up is scheduled to kick off on Friday, 16 February, at Townsville Stadium before a 25,000-strong capacity crowd.