In a significant revamp of its weather programs, Channel 10 has once again received plaudits for utilizing traditional Indigenous names for Australian cities.
In honor of NAIDOC week, the weather reporters for the television station dropped the colonial names for the biggest cities in last week’s forecasts.
The prediction was read out for Gadigal rather than Sydney, and Melbourne was referred to by its historical name of Naarm.
According to a tweet from the station, “In honor of #NAIDOCWeek, 10 News First Weather Expert Josh Holt uses traditional Indigenous names on the national weather forecast.”
Respect to Channel 10 News for utilizing traditional names for Australian capital cities in their weather update to commemorate the start of NAIDOC Week. Another Twitter user said, “I adored this function.”
Regarding a segment from the station’s most recent weather report, one user tweeted a love heart.
When the station initially included traditional names to its weather map last year, many Australians applauded the decision.
The comments ranged from “amazing” to “Key moment in Australian representation,” with one person citing the latter.
However, one Australian Native who is Indigenous claimed that all news outlets should use Indigenous names “in all their reports across the continent, not just Channel Ten and not just on NAIDOC week.”
Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! was the subject of NAIDOC Week this year, and it served as a call to action to bring about “systemic change and keep rallying around our mob, our Elders, and our communities.”
We must work together, the organization added, whether we are pursuing appropriate environmental, cultural, and heritage safeguards, constitutional change, a thorough truth-telling process, pursuing treaties, or denouncing racism.
‘It must be a genuine commitment by all of us to Get Up! Stand Up! Show Up! and support and secure institutional, structural, collaborative, and cooperative reforms.’
