Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have always been here. They were here before European sea navigators came to this land.
Or William Dampier, the first Englishman to set foot on Australia in 1688 and whose name is still honoured in Western Australia.
If the Spanish had landed of the French, the aboriginals would have been wiped out all together, be greatful you still have a culture to share with those who give a shit. Because I'm fucking fed up
You mean like Uluru..? the name of the rock... no, it's not actually, but the name of one section of it... it had many names, but i don't see you banging on about that... Just more racist diatribe from their abc
Of course, ABC is renowned for historical veracity. Of course, ABC is renowned for fact finding. Of course, ABC is renowned for balance & impartiality. Of course, ABC is renowned for open minded balanced people from all backgrounds & not just inner city lefturds. Of course...
Is this your first racist story for today or have you been on a roll since midnight
FakeNewsMediaClowns making wild guesses again.
Can you tell me the colour of journalist? Apparantly this is important when it comes to news.
MediaScum DefundTheABC
DefundTheABC
Do you think if the British didn’t settle here, the Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Germans or Japanese wouldn’t have eventually...and re-named all these places?
No kidding..... F Me, this is apparently news.. defundtheabc
Wouldn’t it have been great if these names were written down at the time .
I’m actually all for renaming places their original Aboriginal names, they are beautiful languages. It just needs to be done with community consultation, not shoved down people’s throats. We can also have 2 names like Uluru & Ayers Rock in some cases.
So many tribes with their own languages. Couldn't even communicate let alone agree on names. Unfortunately Oogaa Booga is offensive to theirABC
No Really! ..Who would have thought that .....FFS...another taxpayer funded waste of $$ exercise
What's your point? Names change over time, has happened all over the world n BTW you're lying when you claim Aboriginals have 'always been here', they came from elsewhere n they forcefully displaced the pygmies that were here before them!
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ABC... pointless.
oh look - pushing more divisive CRAP - with OUR tax money - get in the bin - Josie do you think the marxists at the ABC have outlived their welcome - I do Josieamycashman
defundtheabc now ScottMorrisonMP
What did they call Australia?
Ohhh ABC your are real shit stirrers, report on something more positive, like hydroxycloroquine does work after all ! Loafers spreading hatred at taxpayers expense. I SACK THEM ALL.......
What type of imbecile writes the bleeding obvious like this. Oh that’s right, the imbeciles at the ABC.
People who don’t like the ‘new’ names are free to call them whatever they like.
If the Britts didn’t name them the French, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese or Indonesians certainly would have...
All of humanity’s heritage is to explore and immigrate.
I guess the same is true of those places incorporated into the Roman Empire
Oh, ffs stop it. You're just embarrassing now.
Not news
When is the government changing your name to the Australian Bolshevik Corporation?
Seem to recall that the Romans were pretty keen on renaming places as were the Vikings and Saxons. All over the world places had this happen. Shame The indigenous peoples had no written language or proper form of record keeping in Australia after 60,000 years.
Lucky it was Cook and not the Spaniards or Dutch as mentioned.
Ping ToomeyWright
Always was, always will be
MSUPS.....VOL2
Saint Petersburg was changed to Leningrad by the Communists. The ABC is on a similar mission in Australia today.
& they are still called by those names in those ancient languages I'd expect abcnews NITV
What a pity aboriginals never developed written language to record their highly successful civilisation.
Yer ? Show us the proof ? Books ? Signs , statues ? Oh wait .....
NadieneMCameron Nearly everything everywhere was once known in an ancient language...
Those names would have been fluid and changed frequently. Especially for a people that couldn't write.
Yeah, I guess that's the price of progress.
known maybe but without a written language it’s pretty moot
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