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Key findings (based on Twitter mentions 1 - 27 January 2019)
1. #InvasionDay returned as the most mentioned hashtag in relation to protesting Australia Day.
(#InvasionDay was the most popular hashtag used in 2015 /2016 but was overtaken by #changethedate in 2017/2018)
1. #InvasionDay returned as the most mentioned hashtag in relation to protesting Australia Day.
(#InvasionDay was the most popular hashtag used in 2015 /2016 but was overtaken by #changethedate in 2017/2018)
2. Twitter mentions of #changethedate decreased in 2019 overtaken by #changethenation
3. #changethenation was the second most mentioned hashtag protesting Australia Day
4. Twitter mentions of #alwayswillbe have increased 40 per cent between 2018 - 2019
3. #changethenation was the second most mentioned hashtag protesting Australia Day
4. Twitter mentions of #alwayswillbe have increased 40 per cent between 2018 - 2019
Here is a heat map of #InvasionDay, #changethenation, #survivalday, #alwayswillbe, #noprideingenocide & #changethedate over the course of the weekend.
Interesting tidbit... "William Willshire, who became notorious for his skill in “dispersing the natives”
Willshire was once defended by Sir John Downer.
Ancestor of 'nation-builders' @AlexanderDowner & @Georgina4Mayo
A fact they don't mention.
#auspol
news.com.au/national/polit…
Willshire was once defended by Sir John Downer.
Ancestor of 'nation-builders' @AlexanderDowner & @Georgina4Mayo
A fact they don't mention.
#auspol
news.com.au/national/polit…
In 1891 Willshire's men attacked sleeping Aborigines camped at Tempe Downs station. Two men died and their bodies were cremated. F. J. Gillen, Alice Springs sub-protector of Aborigines, investigated the reported episode & committed Willshire to Port Augusta for trial for murder.
As he was the first policeman to be so charged, and colonists felt their rights challenged, emotions ran high: public subscriptions provided Willshire's £2000 bail and retained Sir John Downer for his defence. Aboriginal witnesses attended, but problems over
