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Rudi Maxwell

Coota Girls surviving, guiding and thriving at Yabun

The Yabun Festival features many performances to celebrate Indigenous survival on January 26. (HANDOUT/CITY OF SYDNEY)

Day of Mourning, Invasion Day, Survival Day, the Day of Remembrance or Australia Day, January 26 carries many meanings for different people.

For surgeon Kelvin Kong, a proud Worimi man who was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for his service to Indigenous health, accepting the honour meant an opportunity to highlight the disparities in access to health care, while recognising the complexities January 26 brings.

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