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Beyond angry protesters and inked arms, there's this First Nations story of the Southern Cross – one of unity and belonging

  • Written by Samuel Curkpatrick, Researcher and adjunct lecturer, University of Divinity
Beyond angry protesters and inked arms, there's this First Nations story of the Southern Cross – one of unity and belongingSouthern Cross constellation in the night's sky.Wikimedia Commons, CC BY

Can the Southern Cross represent Australian identity? Waved by a proud athlete or an angry protester, inked into skin or stuck to a car window, these five stars condense different aspirations, identities and histories into a recognisable symbol.

Yet such symbolism is...

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