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On September 11, 2018, Channel 9's Morning Extra program interviewed Mark Nielsen asking questions about his daughter, Harper Nielsen, and her reasons for not standing for the national anthem.
On September 11, 2018, Pauline Hanson televised her reasons for objecting to Harper Nielsen's refusal to stand for the national anthem.
On September 12, 2018, 9 News televised a report detailing Harper Nielsen's refusal to stand for the national anthem and the response of her parents, her school and some Queensland politicians.
On May 11, 2017, during the National Rugby League's Indigenous round, two versions of the national anthem were played, one featuring lyrics written by Judith Durham in 2009, which many regard as more inclusive.
On September 2, 2016, US ABC News televised a report showing NFL 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, kneeling rather than standing while the United States national anthem was played, to protest against police shootings of African Americans.
On October 6, 2016, NFL Network televised a report attempting to assess the impact of 49ers quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, kneeling rather than standing while the United States national anthem was played, to protest issues of inequality in the United States.
On April 24, 2015, the ABC televised a performance of Australia's anthem, 'Advance Australia Fair' from the dawn service at ANZAC Cove.
On June 10, 2012, Channel 10 News televised a report of the leader of the Opposition, Tony Abbott, criticising Prime Minister Julia Gillard for not singing 'God Save the Queen' at the Queen's Diamond Jubilee celebration in Canberra.
On October 3, 2011, The Tamborine Daily News televised a version of 'Advance Australia Fair' with the lyrics sung in an Indigenous language, the Yugambeh Language. The song was sung as part of a ceremony to mark the launching of an Reconciliation Action Plan at the Dreamworld and Whitewater theme parks at Australia's Gold Coast.
On April 13, 2010, ABC News televised a report detailing the objections of monarchists and some veterans to the Victorian RSL's decision not to play 'God Save the Queen' as well as 'Advance Australia Fair' Melbourne, ANZAC Day dawn service.
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On September 22, 2018, The Saturday Paper published a comment by Harper Nielsen which the paper titled 'Nielsen's Column'. Nielsen gives an account of the actions Harper Nielsen took, her motivations and the school's response.
The full text can be accessed at 
On September 17, 2018, The Big Smoke published a comment by Loretta Barnard titled 'Advance Australia Fair - or not?' Barnard's piece is a defence of the lyrics and tune of the current Australian anthem.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 16, 2018, Quadrant published a comment by John Dawson titled 'Meet Harper, Australia's Future', Dawson criticises the appropriateness of Harper Nielsen's actions.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 16, 2018, The Age published an opinion piece by Warwick McFadyen titled 'Advance Australia Fair is an anthem that is racist at so many levels'
The piece criticises aspects of the lyrics of 'Advance Australia Fair'.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 15, 2018, The Conversation published a comment by Gwenda Tavan, Associate Professor, Politics and International Relations, La Trobe University, titled 'Outrage over schoolgirl refusing to stand for anthem shows rise of aggressive nationalism'
Tavan notes the rise of an aggressive nationalism in Australia and other nations.
On September 13, 2018, The Courier Mail published a report titled 'Aboriginal activist Sam Watson backs schoolgirl's anthem boycott'
The report details the Indigenous support received by Harper Nielsen.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 13, 2018, the British edition of The Guardian published a report titled 'Rightwing Australian politicians attack girl, 9, over anthem protest'.
The report details Harper Nielsen's refusal to stand for the national anthem and the response of her school, Kenmore South State School. It also gives an overview of the criticisms she has received and the support she has been given, especially from Indigenous spokespeople.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 13, 2018, The Sydney Morning Herald published an opinion piece by Wendy Squires titled 'Harper is not an impudent child, she is hope'
The comment is a defence of Harper Nielsen's right to protest.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 13, 2018 Junkee published a report titled ' Pauline Hanson's 9yo Nemesis Nailed It On 'The Project', Should Probably Be Given Hanson's Job'
The report describes Nielsen's appearance on Channel 10's 'The Project'.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 13, 2018, The Advocate published a comment by Anthony Haneveer titled 'Nine-year-old calls out our divisive national anthem, draws fire from hotheads' which defends Harper Nielsen and criticises some of her more vocal critics.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 13, 2018, The Courier Mail published a selection of letters to the editor expressing a range of views on Harper Nielsen's protest.
These can be accessed at
On September 12, 2018, The Courier Mail published a comment by Jane Fynes-Clinton titled 'The problem with a 9-year-old's anthem protest' which presents a series of arguments against the actions taken by Harper Nielsen.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 12, 2018, news.com.au published a comment by Stephanie Bedo titled 'Why Australia should back off the Brisbane schoolgirl who refused to stand for the national anthem'
The opinion piece asks Australians to treat Harper Nielsen with understanding and compares the 9-year-old's experience with her own when as a child she also refused to stand for the anthem.
On September 12, 2018, ABC News ran a report titled ' National anthem protest: 9yo refuses to stand because anthem is for "white people of Australia"'
The report details Harper Nielsen's actions, the response of her parents, the school's justification of its actions and the support Nielsen has been given by Indigenous groups.
The full text can be accessed at
On September 12, 2018, The Courier Mail published a report titled 'Year 4 student Harper Nielsen's Advance Australia Fair boycott leads to detention'
The report details Harper Nielsen's refusal to stand for the national anthem and the response of her school, Kenmore South State School. It also includes comments from Nielsen's father and mother and a spokesperson from the Queensland Department of Education.
The full text can be found at
On October 18, 2017, CBS News published a report detailing the views of Eugene Volokh, professor of law and First Amendment expert at the University of California at Los Angeles School of Law on the non-binding nature of Section 36 of the United States Code of Law.
The full text can be accessed at
On May 27, 2017, the ABC posted a comment by Ben Pobjie titled ' Why does everyone think 'Advance Australia Fair' is flawed?'
Pobjie writes in defence of 'Advance Australia Fair'
The full text can be accessed at
On June 28, 2016, The Conversation published a comment by Alan Bairner, Professor of Sport and Social Theory, Loughborough University. The piece is titled 'Why national anthems cause so much trouble' and details some of the factors that make national anthems difficult symbols about which to gain consensus.
The full text can be accessed at
On November 6, 2015, Independent Australia published a comment by Dr Geoff Davies titled 'Let's dump our anthem's outdated lyrics and replace with these: Australia We Share'
The opinion piece criticises the lyrics of the current Australian anthem.
The full text can be accessed at
On October 20, 2015, The Conversation published a comment by Deborah Cheetham
Associate Dean, Music, University of Melbourne, titled 'Young and free? Why I declined to sing the national anthem at the 2015 AFL Grand Final'.
Cheetham explains the denial of indigenous culture and history she believes is embodied in the lyrics of 'Advance Australia Fair'
The Australian National Anthem Protocols, issued by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet can be accessed at
These detail the manner in which it is expected the anthem will be performed and how the audience should behave.
The Australian National Archives Australian national anthem factsheet can be accessed at
It details some of the changes in the anthem since Federation.
Section 36 of the United States Code of Law makes recommendations as to the manner in which the United States anthem should be performed and in which the audience should receive it.
The full text of this section can be accessed at
The federal Attorney-General's Department has issued public sector guidance sheets regarding the human rights of Australian citizens. These can be accessed at
The Queensland Department of Education's Strategic Plan 2018-2022 details the Department's aims regarding developing critical thinking among students and promoting an awareness of Indigenous history and culture.
The full document can be accessed at
The Queensland Department of Education's Code of School Behaviour can be accessed at
The Queensland Law Handbook supplies details that apply to the behaviour and management of children in Queensland school.
It can be accessed at
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