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The Herald's Opinion, Thursday, January 21, 2020: It's a divisive topic, but Australia's relationship with its Indigenous people is a difficult subject to avoid on January 26

Ian Kirkwood
Updated January 25 2021 - 6:50pm, first published January 21 2021 - 8:00am
Surgeon Kelvin Kong on one of his remote working tours in Broome in 2015.
Surgeon Kelvin Kong on one of his remote working tours in Broome in 2015.

EACH January, local councils proclaim their individual "citizens of the year" awards in the lead-up to January 26, the national public holiday that marks the anniversary of Governor Arthur Phillip raising the British flag in Sydney Cove, so marking the start of this continent's European settlement.

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Ian Kirkwood

Ian Kirkwood

Journalist

Reporting journalist at the Newcastle Herald since 1987. Editorial writer, general reporter, industrial relations, industry and coal.

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