The NT government’s national anthem mandate in public schools made headlines this week — but little will be changing on the ground.

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    16 days ago

    Ms Hersey said singing the anthem in English was important for remote, bilingual Aboriginal schools in order for students to learn English and be able to one day get a job.

    How does repeating the same 70-something words over and over help with that?

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      16 days ago

      It’s a well known fact that knowing the word ‘girt’ is imperative to employment.