Australia’s government has pledged $813 million to address Indigenous disadvantage, including compensation to thousands of mixed-race children who were taken from their families.

Fireworks explode over the Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge as New Year celebrations begin in Sydney, Australia, Friday, Jan. 1, 2021. But this year authorities advised revelers to watch the fireworks on television as the two most populous states, New South Wales and Victoria battle to curb new COVID-19 outbreaks. (AP Photo/Mark Baker)CANBERRA – Australia has changed one word in its national anthem to reflect what the prime minister called “the spirit of unity” and the country's Indigenous population. “It is time to ensure this great unity is reflected more fully in our national anthem,” he said, adding that Australia was the “most successful multicultural nation on Earth." It was adopted as the national anthem in 1984.

A man drives into the crowd at 11th and Pike, injuring at least one person, before exiting the car and brandishing an apparent firearm, Sunday, June 7, 2020, in Seattle, during protests over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. (Dean Rutz/The Seattle Times via AP)TOP OF THE HOUR: Man drives at Floyd protesters in Seattle, shoots one person Seattle mayor, police chief criticized for police use of flash bangs, pepper spray Artists paint End Racism Now on street in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina Romney becomes first known Republican senator to march in protest___SEATTLE Authorities say a man drove a car at George Floyd protesters in Seattle Sunday night, hit a barricade then exited the vehicle brandishing a pistol. The Seattle Fire Department said the victim was a 27-year-old male who was shot and taken to a hospital in stable condition. Police said via Twitter that several officers were injured by improvised explosives.The mayhem in the Capitol Hill neighborhood came on the ninth consecutive day of George Floyd protests in the city. While the vast majority of protesters have been peaceful, there were violent clashes with police and hundreds of businesses were vandalized.