‘Small, important step’: change to Australia’s national anthem wins cautious support

Move has been well-received across political spectrum, while triggering calls to improve treatment of Indigenous Australians

Scott Morrison's decision to tweak Australia's national anthem so it no longer ignores tens of thousands of years of Indigenous history has won support from across the political spectrum.

But the prime minister's surprise move to change the line young and free" to one and free" also triggered calls for the government to take more ambitious steps to improve the treatment of First Nations peoples.