Uploaded May 2026 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
SORRY DAY
Today is National Sorry Day, a day when Aussies come together to commemorate and remember the Stolen Generations. The day also marks the anniversary of the Bringing Them Home Report. It's a very important document that was handed to the Government on the 26th of May 1997 and details the experiences of the Stolen Generations. The Stolen Generations is the name given to the more than 50,000 First Nations children who were taken from their homes up until the 1970s. At the time, the Australian Government thought that it was better for First Nations kids to be raised by non-Indigenous parents and reject their Indigenous heritage. In the 90s there was a big investigation into the Stolen Generations which resulted in the Bringing them Home Report. Part of the report included recommendations for how the country could move towards healing and reconciliation. But nearly 30 years on and one of the reports co-authors, Mick Dodson, says that not enough has been done. He says that out of the 83 recommendations in the report, only 5 have been fully implemented. Today the Government announced 2.6 million dollars in funding for Stolen Generations survivors, but many say more needs to be done.
OZ ASTRONAUT
Australia's first qualified astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg might be heading to space, maybe. The European Space Agency has offered the Aussie government a chance for Katherine to hop on a future mission that would see her blast off to the International Space Station. It isn't 100% guaranteed though, she will need lots of financial support from the government and through crowd funding to help fund her involvement.
NEALE DANIHER
Around the country people have been paying tribute to football legend and Australian of the Year Neale Daniher who died yesterday. Neale Daniher was the youngest ever captain for the bombers, at one point he even got to play along side his three brothers. He later coached the demons, but his life afterwards is where he really made his mark. In 2013, Daniher was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease or MND. It's a condition that destroys nerve cells and stops certain messages from getting to the brain, making it harder and harder for muscles to move. Sadly, it doesn't have a cure, but his fight was far from over. In 2014 Neale Daniher co founded the Fight MND Foundation, which raises money for medical research into the disease. Part of that includes the annual Big Freeze event held at the G during the King's Birthday Match. It's the reason Daniher become Australian of the Year in 2025 and why so many people have been celebrating his life and his mission.
VIVID DRONES
VIVID Sydney has kicked off, but not without a few hiccups. Organisers have had to cancel some of the centre piece drone shows after technical difficulties saw drones fall down from the sky.
CLOWN DAY
Hundreds of clowns took over the streets of Lima in Peru to mark Peruvian National Clown Day, which of course meant dancing, juggling and just a lot of clowning around.
CHEESE ROLLING
Britain's annual cheese rolling competition has been held. Since 1836 the comp has seen participants race down a steep slope chasing a wheel cheese.
BIRD COUNT
Australia's annual bird count has taken place. This year, a record breaking 5 million birds were counted and out of the more than 600 species observed, it was the infamous magpie that was at the top of the list as most counted bird.
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SORRY DAY
Today is National Sorry Day, a day when Aussies come together to commemorate and remember the Stolen Generations. The day also marks the anniversary of the Bringing Them Home Report. It's a very important document that was handed to the Government on the 26th of May 1997 and details the experiences of the Stolen Generations. The Stolen Generations is the name given to the more than 50,000 First Nations children who were taken from their homes up until the 1970s. At the time, the Australian Government thought that it was better for First Nations kids to be raised by non-Indigenous parents and reject their Indigenous heritage. In the 90s there was a big investigation into the Stolen Generations which resulted in the Bringing them Home Report. Part of the report included recommendations for how the country could move towards healing and reconciliation. But nearly 30 years on and one of the reports co-authors, Mick Dodson, says that not enough has been done. He says that out of the 83 recommendations in the report, only 5 have been fully implemented. Today the Government announced 2.6 million dollars in funding for Stolen Generations survivors, but many say more needs to be done.
OZ ASTRONAUT
Australia's first qualified astronaut Katherine Bennell-Pegg might be heading to space, maybe. The European Space Agency has offered the Aussie government a chance for Katherine to hop on a future mission that would see her blast off to the International Space Station. It isn't 100% guaranteed though, she will need lots of financial support from the government and through crowd funding to help fund her involvement.
NEALE DANIHER
Around the country people have been paying tribute to football legend and Australian of the Year Neale Daniher who died yesterday. Neale Daniher was the youngest ever captain for the bombers, at one point he even got to play along side his three brothers. He later coached the demons, but his life afterwards is where he really made his mark. In 2013, Daniher was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease or MND. It's a condition that destroys nerve cells and stops certain messages from getting to the brain, making it harder and harder for muscles to move. Sadly, it doesn't have a cure, but his fight was far from over. In 2014 Neale Daniher co founded the Fight MND Foundation, which raises money for medical research into the disease. Part of that includes the annual Big Freeze event held at the G during the King's Birthday Match. It's the reason Daniher become Australian of the Year in 2025 and why so many people have been celebrating his life and his mission.
VIVID DRONES
VIVID Sydney has kicked off, but not without a few hiccups. Organisers have had to cancel some of the centre piece drone shows after technical difficulties saw drones fall down from the sky.
CLOWN DAY
Hundreds of clowns took over the streets of Lima in Peru to mark Peruvian National Clown Day, which of course meant dancing, juggling and just a lot of clowning around.
CHEESE ROLLING
Britain's annual cheese rolling competition has been held. Since 1836 the comp has seen participants race down a steep slope chasing a wheel cheese.
BIRD COUNT
Australia's annual bird count has taken place. This year, a record breaking 5 million birds were counted and out of the more than 600 species observed, it was the infamous magpie that was at the top of the list as most counted bird.
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